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The 2-funneled subset of the ships originally termed the '''27 Knotters''', the [[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the '''"C" Class''' entered service in the years following 1897.
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Ten of the '''30 Knotters''' built for the [[Royal Navy]] late in the 1890s had two funnels.  All were built by [[John I. Thornycroft & Company]], and were re-designated as '''"D" class destroyers''' on 30 August 1912, along with the contemporary, foreign-built {{UK-Taku}}, as she also happened to have two funnels.{{Conways1906|p. 18}}
  
The remaining vessels were designated the "D" class on 30 August 1912.<ref>''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906-1921'', p. 18.</ref>
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Their average cost was £60,000.{{HardLying|Table 5}}
  
By May 1920, 7 of the ships were still worth documenting as regards their armament.<ref name=th15>''Technical History and Index'' Vol. 4, Part 34, p. 15.</ref>
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In July, 1918, seven ships were still in service, four serving in the local defence force in Portsmouth, two in the Irish Sea, and one paid off in China.{{SMNLJul18|pp. 16, 17, 19, 28}}
  
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By May 1920, seven of the ships were still considered worth documenting as regards their armament,<ref name=th15>''Technical History and Index'' Vol. 4, Part 34, p. 15.</ref> though the ships were all to be broken up by the end of 1921.
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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 11 vessels
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|-
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| colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small>
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|-
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! align=center | Name
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! align=center | Builder
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! align=center | Laid Down
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! align=center | Launched
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! align=center | Completed
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! align=center | Fate
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Desperate}}
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|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|1 Jul, 1895
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|15 Feb, 1896
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|Feb, 1897
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|Broken up 1920
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-1Fame}}
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|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|4 Jul, 1895
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|15 Apr, 1896
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|Jun, 1897
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|Broken up 1921
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Foam}}
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|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|16 Jul, 1895
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|8 Oct, 1896
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|Jul, 1897
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|Broken up 1914
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Mallard}}
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|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|13 Sep, 1895
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|19 Nov, 1896
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|Oct, 1897
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|Broken up 1920
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Angler}}
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|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|21 Feb, 1896
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|2 Feb, 1897
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|Jul, 1898
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|Broken up 1920
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-1Ariel}}
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|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|23 Apr, 1896
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|5 Mar, 1897
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|Oct, 1898
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|Wrecked 1907
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Coquette}}
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|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|8 Jun, 1896
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|25 Nov, 1897
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|Nov, 1899
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|Mined 7 Mar, 1916
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Cynthia}}
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|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|16 Jul, 1896
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|8 Jan, 1898
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|Jun, 1899
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|Broken up 1920
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-1Cygnet}}
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|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|25 Sep, 1896
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|3 Sep, 1898
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|Feb, 1900
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|Broken up 1920
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Stag}}
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|[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]
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|16 Apr, 1898
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|18 Nov, 1899
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|Sep, 1900
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|Broken up 1921
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|- align=left
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| {{Template:UK-Taku}}
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|[[Schichau-Werke]]
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|
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|1898
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|
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| 25 Oct, 1916
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|}
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==Guns==
 
==Guns==
As had been done since the 27 knotters within the [["B" Class Destroyer (1895)|"B" class]], the ships mounted:
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As had been done since the [["B" Class Destroyer (1895)|"B" class]], the "D" class ships mounted:
* One 12-pdr 12 cwt on a P I mounting.  The gun recoiled 12 inches and the mounting and its sights were capable of 30 degree elevations (9500 yards).<ref name=th15/>
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* One 12-pdr 12 cwt on a P. I mounting.  The gun recoiled 12 inches and the mounting and its sights were capable of 30 degree elevations (9500 yards).<ref name=th15/>
* Five QF 6-pdr on Mark I* mountings recoiling 5 inches.  The mounting could elevate 30 degrees, but the sight only 25 degrees (4000 yards).  By 1920, two 6-pdrs had been removed.<ref name=cw93>''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1860-1905'', p. 93.</ref> <ref name=th15/>
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* Five Q.F. 6-pdr on Mark I* mountings recoiling 5 inches.  The mounting could elevate 30 degrees, but the sight only 25 degrees (4000 yards).  By 1920, two 6-pdrs had been removed.<ref name=cw93>''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1860-1905'', p. 93.</ref> <ref name=th15/>
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In late-1913, the 12-pdr mountings were equipped with percussion firing gear.{{AWO1913|430 of 1 Aug, 1913}}
  
By 1920, those remaining had also been fitted with a QF 6-pdr on Mark IV HA mounting.<ref name=th15/>
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By 1920, those remaining had also been fitted with a Q.F. 6-pdr on Mark IV H.A. mounting.<ref name=th15/>
  
 
==Torpedoes==
 
==Torpedoes==
 
Two 18-in single torpedo tubes on the centre line.
 
Two 18-in single torpedo tubes on the centre line.
  
In 1905-06, it was decreed that all ships but ''Fame'' and ''Foam'' were to have their 10 cubic foot air compressors replaced by 20 cubic foot models to be able to pump to 2,500 psi.  In 1906-07, ''Fame'' and ''Foam'' were to receive theirs.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904'', p. 75.</ref>
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In 1905-06, it was decreed that all ships but {{UK-1Fame}} and {{UK-Foam}} were to have their 10 cubic foot air compressors replaced by 20 cubic foot models to be able to pump to 2,500 psi.  In 1906-07, {{UK-1Fame}} and {{UK-Foam}} were to receive theirs.{{ARTS1904|p. 75}}
 
   
 
   
From 1907, the decision was made to standardise the "A" through "D"s with torpedoes set for short range, allotting them the Mark IV S.R.<ref>''Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1907'', p. 32.</ref>
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From 1907, the decision was made to standardise the "A" through "D"s with torpedoes set for short range, allotting them the Mark IV S.R..{{ARTS1907|p. 32}}
  
 
==Other Weapons==
 
==Other Weapons==
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==Fire Control==
 
==Fire Control==
Visual fire control system.<ref name=th15/>
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The ''Technical History and Index'' indicates that destroyers prior to the [[Acorn Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acorn'' class]] relied on a visual system for transmitting fire control information.{{UKTHVol4Part34|pp. 15-16}}
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By mid-1918, these destroyers were among several earlier classes for which "alarm circuits" were to be fitted.{{ARTS1917|p. 232}}
  
 
==Torpedo Control==
 
==Torpedo Control==
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_class_destroyer_(1913) Wikipedia]
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{{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_class_destroyer_(1913)}}
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
{{refbegin}}
 
{{refbegin}}
*{{BibConways1860-1905}}
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*{{Conways1860}}
*{{BibLyonFirstDestroyers}}
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*{{LyonFirstDestroyers}}
*{{BibMarchBritishDestroyers}}
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*{{March}}
*{{BibUKTHVol4Part34}}
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*{{UKTHVol4Part34}}
 
{{refend}}
 
{{refend}}
  
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{{Footer "D" Class Destroyer (1896)}}
  
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:D}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:D}}
  
{{CatClassUKDestroyer}}
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{{CatClassDestroyer|UK}}
  
  
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cat=Destroyer
 
cat=Destroyer
 
type=destroyer
 
type=destroyer
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chain=Destroyers
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{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Desperate
 
name=Desperate
pend=
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pend=P.50 (1914)<br>D.40 (Sep 1915)<br>D.26 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 58}}
builder=
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builder=[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
order=
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order=1894-95{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
laid=
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laid=1 7 95{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
launch=1896
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launch=15 2 1896{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
comm=
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comm=Feb 97{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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fate=Broken up
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fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Fame
 
name=Fame
pend=
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pend=D.41 (Sep 1915)<br>D.37 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 58}}
builder=
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builder="
order=
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laid=4 7 95{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
launch=1896
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launch=15 4 1896{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
comm=
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comm=Jun 97{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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fate=Broken up
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fatedate=1921{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Foam
 
name=Foam
 
pend=
 
pend=
builder=
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builder="
order=
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order="
laid=
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laid=16 7 95{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
launch=1896
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launch=8 10 1896{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
comm=
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comm=Jul 97{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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fate=Broken up
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fatedate=1914{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Mallard
 
name=Mallard
pend=
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pend=P.08 (Feb 1914){{AWO1914|909 of 27 Feb, 1914}}<br>D.26 (1914)<br>D.42 (Sep 1915)<br>D.55 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 58}}
builder=
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builder="
order=
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laid=13 9 95{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
launch=1896
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launch=19 11 1896{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
comm=
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comm=Oct 97{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
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fate=Broken up
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fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 93}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Angler
 
name=Angler
pend=
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pend=P.25 (1914)<br>D.36 (Sep 1915)<br>D.04 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 58}}
builder=
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builder=[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
order=
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order=1895-96{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
laid=
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laid=21 2 96{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
launch=1897
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launch=2 2 1897{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
comm=
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comm=Jul 98{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
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fate=Broken up
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fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
 
}
 
}
  
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name=Ariel
 
name=Ariel
 
pend=
 
pend=
builder=
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builder="
order=
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order="
laid=
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laid=23 4 96{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
launch=1898
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launch=5 3 1897{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
comm=
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comm=Oct 98{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
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fate=Wrecked
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fatedate=1907{{Conways1860|p. 94}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Coquette
 
name=Coquette
pend=
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pend=N.21(1914)<br>D.37 (Sep 1915){{DittColl|p. 58}}
builder=
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builder=[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 95}}
order=
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order=1896-97{{Conways1860|p. 95}}
laid=
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laid=8 6 96{{Conways1860|p. 95}}
launch=1898
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launch=25 11 1897{{Conways1860|p. 95}}
comm=
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comm=Nov 99{{Conways1860|p. 95}}
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fate=Mined
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fate2=off East Coast
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fatedate=7 3 1916{{DittColl|p. 58}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
name=Cygnet
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name=Cynthia
pend=
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pend=N.09 (1914)<br>D.39 (Sep 1915)<br>D.23 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 58}}
builder=
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builder="
order=
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order="
laid=
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laid=16 7 96{{Conways1860|p. 95}}
launch=1900
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launch=8 1 1898{{Conways1860|p. 95}}
comm=
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comm=Jun 99{{Conways1860|p. 95}}
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fate=Broken up
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fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 95}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
name=Cynthia
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name=Cygnet
pend=
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pend=N.49 (1914)<br>D.38 (Sep 1915)<br>D.22 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 58}}
builder=
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builder="
order=
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order="
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laid=25 9 96{{Conways1860|p. 95}}
launch=1899
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launch=3 9 98{{Conways1860|p. 95}}
comm=
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comm=Feb 1900{{Conways1860|p. 95}}
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fate=Broken up
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fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 95}}
 
}
 
}
  
 
{ship
 
{ship
 
name=Stag
 
name=Stag
pend=
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pend=P.06 (Feb 1914){{AWO1914|909 of 27 Feb, 1914}}P.34 (1914)<br>D.43 (Sep 1915)<br>D.78 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 58}}
builder=
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builder=[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 96}}
order=
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order=1897-98{{Conways1860|p. 95}}
laid=
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laid=16 4 98{{Conways1860|p. 95}}
launch=1900
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launch=18 11 99{{Conways1860|p. 95}}
comm=
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comm=Sep 1900{{Conways1860|p. 95}}
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fate=Broken up
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fatedate=1921{{Conways1860|p. 95}}
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}
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{ship
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name=Taku
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builder=[[Schichau-Werke]]{{Conways1860|p. 99}}
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order=Captured<br>17 Jun 1900{{Conways1860|p. 99}}
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launch=1898{{Conways1860|p. 99}}
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fatedate=25 10 1916{{Conways1860|p. 99}}
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fate2=Broken up 1916
 
}
 
}
  

Latest revision as of 14:38, 26 April 2018

Ten of the 30 Knotters built for the Royal Navy late in the 1890s had two funnels. All were built by John I. Thornycroft & Company, and were re-designated as "D" class destroyers on 30 August 1912, along with the contemporary, foreign-built Taku, as she also happened to have two funnels.[1]

Their average cost was £60,000.[2]

In July, 1918, seven ships were still in service, four serving in the local defence force in Portsmouth, two in the Irish Sea, and one paid off in China.[3]

By May 1920, seven of the ships were still considered worth documenting as regards their armament,[4] though the ships were all to be broken up by the end of 1921.

Guns

As had been done since the "B" class, the "D" class ships mounted:

  • One 12-pdr 12 cwt on a P. I mounting. The gun recoiled 12 inches and the mounting and its sights were capable of 30 degree elevations (9500 yards).[4]
  • Five Q.F. 6-pdr on Mark I* mountings recoiling 5 inches. The mounting could elevate 30 degrees, but the sight only 25 degrees (4000 yards). By 1920, two 6-pdrs had been removed.[5] [4]

In late-1913, the 12-pdr mountings were equipped with percussion firing gear.[6]

By 1920, those remaining had also been fitted with a Q.F. 6-pdr on Mark IV H.A. mounting.[4]

Torpedoes

Two 18-in single torpedo tubes on the centre line.

In 1905-06, it was decreed that all ships but Fame and Foam were to have their 10 cubic foot air compressors replaced by 20 cubic foot models to be able to pump to 2,500 psi. In 1906-07, Fame and Foam were to receive theirs.[7]

From 1907, the decision was made to standardise the "A" through "D"s with torpedoes set for short range, allotting them the Mark IV S.R..[8]

Other Weapons

Searchlights

Fire Control

The Technical History and Index indicates that destroyers prior to the Acorn class relied on a visual system for transmitting fire control information.[9]

By mid-1918, these destroyers were among several earlier classes for which "alarm circuits" were to be fitted.[10]

Torpedo Control

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 18.
  2. Smith. Hard Lying. Table 5.
  3. Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (July, 1918). pp. 16, 17, 19, 28.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Technical History and Index Vol. 4, Part 34, p. 15.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1860-1905, p. 93.
  6. Admiralty Weekly Order No. 430 of 1 Aug, 1913.
  7. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1904. p. 75.
  8. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1907. p. 32.
  9. The Technical History and Index, Vol. 4, Part 34. pp. 15-16.
  10. Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1917. p. 232.

Bibliography


"D" Class Destroyer
Desperate Fame Foam Mallard Angler
  Ariel Coquette Cynthia  
  Cygnet Stag Taku  
<– "C" Class Destroyers (UK) River Class –>