HMS Stour (1905)
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HMS Stour was a River-class destroyer and the only ship of the Royal Navy ever to bear the name.
Construction
Built on speculation at Birkenhead by Cammell Laird and Company, she was launched on 3 June 1905, but was not purchased for the Royal Navy until 1909. Displacing 570 tons, she was armed with four 12 pounder guns.
Service
She served in British home waters during World War I and served for a time as a tender to the cruiser HMS St George. She was sold for scrap in August 1919.
References
- The British Destroyer by Captain T.D. Manning. Published by Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0 906223 12 x.
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