HMS Derwent (1903)

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Career (UK)
Class and type:	River-class destroyer
Name:	HMS Derwent
Builder:	Hawthorn Leslie Ltd, Newcastle
Launched:	14 February 1903
Fate:	Mined off Le Havre, 2 May 1917
General characteristics
Class and type:	River-class destroyer
Displacement:	555 long tons (564 t)
Length:	225 ft (69 m)
Beam:	23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Draught:	10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)
Propulsion:	2 × vertical triple expansion engines Yarrow water-tube boilers 2 × shafts
Speed:	25.5 kn (29.3 mph; 47.2 km/h)
Complement:	70
Armament:	4 × QF 12-pounder guns, 2 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Derwent.

HMS Derwent was a River-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was the second ship named after one (or more) of the UK's River Derwents to serve in the Royal Navy.

Pennant Numbers

Pennant Number	From	To
N25	6 December 1914	1 September 1915
D15	1 September 1915	18 June 1916

Construction

She was built by Hawthorn Leslie and launched on 14 February 1903. She sported the usual flush funnel tops, was 225 ft (69 m) long and her Yarrow water-tube boilers produced 7,000 hp (5,200 kW) and a top speed of 25.5 kn (29.3 mph; 47.2 km/h). She was fitted with sponsons, rather than turbines. She was originally armed with one 12-pounder gun, but was upgraded with four such guns. She carried two 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes.

Career

She served in home waters during the First World War and was sunk off Le Havre, 400 yd (370 m) north of Whistle Buoy (approx 49°30′N 00°00′W) on 2 May 1917 with 58 casualties by a mine laid by the German submarine UC-26.

References

File:HMS Derwent (1903) at torpedo practice.jpg

Destroyer Derwent at torpedo practice by W L Wyllie