History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Electra |
Ordered | 1895 – 1896 Naval Estimates |
Builder | J & G Thompson, Clydebank |
Laid down | 18 October 1895 |
Launched | 14 July 1896 |
Commissioned | July 1900 |
Out of service | Laid up in reserve 1919 |
Fate | 29 April 1920 sold to Barking Ship Breaking Company for breaking |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Clydebank three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer [1] [2] |
Displacement |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 kn (56 km/h) |
Range |
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Complement | 63 officers and men |
Armament |
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Service record | |
Operations: | World War I 1914 – 1918 |
HMS Electra was a Clydebank-built, three-funnelled, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1895–1896 Naval Estimates. She was the fourth ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1806 for a 16-gun brig-sloop. [3] [4]
In 1913 she was grouped along with similar vessels as a C-class destroyer.
She was laid down as yard number 289 on 18 October 1895, at J & G Thompson shipyard in Clydebank, and launched on 14 July 1896. During her builder's trials, she had problems attaining her contract speed. Her hull was lengthened by 4 feet (1 m), then she made her contract speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). She was completed and accepted by the Royal Navy in July 1900. [3] [4]
After commissioning Electra was assigned to the Chatham Division of the Harwich Flotilla. She was deployed in home waters for her entire service life. On 1 January 1901 she was commissioned by Lieutenant Bertram Sutton Evans as part of the Portsmouth instructional flotilla, taking the place and crew from HMS Star, [5] but he was succeeded in command only two weeks later by Lieutenant Cecil Dacre Staveley Raikes. [6] In June 1902 she took the place of HMS Fervent in the Portsmouth instructional flotilla, [7] under the command of Lieutenant Rowland Henry Bather, [8] but he transferred to HMS Lightning after two months. [9] The destroyer took part in the fleet review held at Spithead on 16 August 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII. [10]
On 30 August 1912 the Admiralty directed all destroyer classes were to be designated by letters. Since her design speed was 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) and she had three funnels, she was assigned with vessels built to the same specification as the C class. After 30 September 1913, she was known as a C-class destroyer and had the letter ‘C’ painted on the hull below the bridge area and on either the fore or aft funnel. [11]
In 1914 she was in active commission at the Nore based at Sheerness tendered to HMS Actaeon, a Royal Navy training establishment. With the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914 she was assigned to the Nore Local Flotilla. Her duties included anti-submarine and counter-mining patrols in the Thames Estuary.
In 1919 she was paid off and laid-up in reserve awaiting disposal. She was sold on 29 April 1920 to Barking Ship Breaking Company for breaking. [12]
Pennant Number [12] | From | To |
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N55 | 6 Dec 1914 | 1 Sep 1915 |
D52 | 1 Sep 1915 | 1 Jan 1918 |
D31 | 1 Jan 1918 | 29 Apr 1920 |
History | |
---|---|
United Kingdom | |
Name | Electra |
Ordered | 1895 – 1896 Naval Estimates |
Builder | J & G Thompson, Clydebank |
Laid down | 18 October 1895 |
Launched | 14 July 1896 |
Commissioned | July 1900 |
Out of service | Laid up in reserve 1919 |
Fate | 29 April 1920 sold to Barking Ship Breaking Company for breaking |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Clydebank three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer [1] [2] |
Displacement |
|
Propulsion |
|
Speed | 30 kn (56 km/h) |
Range |
|
Complement | 63 officers and men |
Armament |
|
Service record | |
Operations: | World War I 1914 – 1918 |
HMS Electra was a Clydebank-built, three-funnelled, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1895–1896 Naval Estimates. She was the fourth ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1806 for a 16-gun brig-sloop. [3] [4]
In 1913 she was grouped along with similar vessels as a C-class destroyer.
She was laid down as yard number 289 on 18 October 1895, at J & G Thompson shipyard in Clydebank, and launched on 14 July 1896. During her builder's trials, she had problems attaining her contract speed. Her hull was lengthened by 4 feet (1 m), then she made her contract speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). She was completed and accepted by the Royal Navy in July 1900. [3] [4]
After commissioning Electra was assigned to the Chatham Division of the Harwich Flotilla. She was deployed in home waters for her entire service life. On 1 January 1901 she was commissioned by Lieutenant Bertram Sutton Evans as part of the Portsmouth instructional flotilla, taking the place and crew from HMS Star, [5] but he was succeeded in command only two weeks later by Lieutenant Cecil Dacre Staveley Raikes. [6] In June 1902 she took the place of HMS Fervent in the Portsmouth instructional flotilla, [7] under the command of Lieutenant Rowland Henry Bather, [8] but he transferred to HMS Lightning after two months. [9] The destroyer took part in the fleet review held at Spithead on 16 August 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII. [10]
On 30 August 1912 the Admiralty directed all destroyer classes were to be designated by letters. Since her design speed was 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) and she had three funnels, she was assigned with vessels built to the same specification as the C class. After 30 September 1913, she was known as a C-class destroyer and had the letter ‘C’ painted on the hull below the bridge area and on either the fore or aft funnel. [11]
In 1914 she was in active commission at the Nore based at Sheerness tendered to HMS Actaeon, a Royal Navy training establishment. With the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914 she was assigned to the Nore Local Flotilla. Her duties included anti-submarine and counter-mining patrols in the Thames Estuary.
In 1919 she was paid off and laid-up in reserve awaiting disposal. She was sold on 29 April 1920 to Barking Ship Breaking Company for breaking. [12]
Pennant Number [12] | From | To |
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N55 | 6 Dec 1914 | 1 Sep 1915 |
D52 | 1 Sep 1915 | 1 Jan 1918 |
D31 | 1 Jan 1918 | 29 Apr 1920 |