HMS Angler (1897)

Angler's sister-ship, Ariel
History
Name: HMS Angler
Ordered: 1895 – 1896 Naval Estimates
Builder: John I Thornycroft, Chiswick
Yard number: 313
Laid down: 21 December 1895
Launched: 2 February 1897
Commissioned: July 1898
Out of service: Laid up in reserve, 1919
Fate: Sold for breaking, 20 May 1920
General characteristics [1][2]
Class and type: Two funnel, 30 knot destroyer
Displacement:
  • 270 t (266 long tons) standard
  • 352 t (346 long tons) full load
Length: 210 ft (64 m) o/a
Beam: 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
Draught: 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m)
Installed power: 5,700 shp (4,300 kW)
Propulsion:
Speed: 30 kn (56 km/h)
Range:
  • 80 tons coal
  • 1,310 nmi (2,430 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h)
Complement: 65 officers and men
Armament:
Service record
Operations: World War I 1914 - 1918

HMS Angler was a two funnel, 30 knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1895 – 1896 Naval Estimates. She was the second ship to carry this name. She was launched in 1897, served at Chatham and Portsmouth and was sold for breaking in 1920.

Construction

She was laid down as yard number 313 on 21 December 1896 at the John I Thornycroft and Company shipyard at Chiswick on the River Thames. She was launched on 2 February 1897. During her builder’s trials her maximum average speed was 30.4 knots. She proceeded to Portsmouth to have her armament fitted. She was completed and accepted by the Royal Navy in July 1898. During her acceptance trials and work ups her average sea speed was 25 knots.

Pre-War

After commissioning she was assigned to the Chatham Division of the Harwich Flotilla, where she was part of the Medway Instructional Flotilla. She was the flotilla leader under the command of Commander John de Robeck during exercises in 1899. In October 1901 she collided in heavy wind near Felixstowe pier with the passenger steamer Suffolk, and the stem was damaged.[3] She was quickly repaired, and left Sheerness to rejoin the instructional flotilla in early December.[4] In 1903 she deployed to the Mediterranean Fleet.

On 30 August 1912 the Admiralty directed all destroyer classes were to be designated by alpha characters starting with the letter 'A'. Since her design speed was 30-knots and she had two funnels she was assigned to the D class. After 30 September 1913, she was known as a D-class destroyer and had the letter ‘D’ painted on the hull below the bridge area and on either the fore or aft funnel.[5]

World War I

August 1914 found her in commission in the Portsmouth Local Flotilla tendered to HMS Excellent, the Portsmouth-based gunnery school. She remained in this deployment for the duration of the First World War.[6]

Disposition

In 1919 she was paid off and laid-up in reserve awaiting disposal. She was sold on 20 May 1920 to Thomas W. Ward of Sheffield for breaking at Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire in Wales.[7]

Pennant numbers

Pennant number[7] FromTo
P256 Dec 19141 Sep 1915
D381 Sep 19151 Jan 1918
D041 Jan 191820 May 1920

References

  1. ↑ Jane’s All The Worlds Fighting Ships (1898), pp.84-85.
  2. ↑ Jane’s Fighting Ships of World War I (1919), p.76.
  3. ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Thursday, 31 October 1901. (36600), p. 11.
  4. ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Tuesday, 3 December 1901. (36628), p. 6.
  5. ↑ Conway’s All the World’s Fighting Ships 1906 to 1922. Conway Maritime Press. 1985, Reprinted 1986, 1997, 2002, 2006. p. Page 17 to 19. ISBN 0 85177 245 5. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ↑ "HMS Angler at the Naval Database website".
  7. 1 2 ""Arrowsmith" List – Part 1 Destroyer Prototypes through "River" Class". Retrieved 1 Jun 2013.
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