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The '''Banshee class''' was a class of '''torpedo boat destroyers''' that served with the [[Royal Navy]] into the early part of the [[Twentieth century]]. |
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{{Infobox ship class overview |
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|Name=''Banshee'' class |
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|Builders=[[Cammell Laird]] |
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|Operators={{navy|United Kingdom}} |
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|Class before={{sclass|Salmon|destroyer|4}} |
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|Class after={{sclass|Handy|destroyer|4}} |
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|Built range=1894 |
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|In commission range=1894 to 1912 |
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|Total ships completed=3 |
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|Total ships scrapped=3 |
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|Ship type=[[Torpedo boat destroyer]] |
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|Ship displacement={{convert|290|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} |
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|Ship length={{convert|210|ft|m|abbr=on}} |
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|Ship beam={{convert|19|ft|m|abbr=on}} |
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|Ship draught={{convert|7|ft|m|abbr=on}} |
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|Ship speed={{convert|27|kn|lk=in}} |
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|Ship complement=53 |
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|Ship armament=*1 × [[QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun|12-pounder gun]] |
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*5 × [[6-pounder gun]]s |
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*2 × 18-inch [[torpedo tube]]s |
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The '''''Banshee'' class''' was a class of three [[torpedo boat destroyer]]s that served with the [[Royal Navy]] into the early part of the Twentieth century. |
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Under the 1893–1894 Naval Programme, the [[British Admiralty]] placed orders for 36 torpedo-boat destroyers, all to be capable of {{convert|27|kn}}, the "27-knotters", as a follow-on to the six prototype "26-knotters" ordered in the previous 1892–1893 Estimates. As was typical for torpedo craft at the time, the Admiralty left detailed design to the builders, laying down only broad requirements.<ref name="Conways60 p87">Chesneau and Kolesnik 1979, p. 87.</ref><ref name="Manning p39">Manning 1961, p. 39.</ref> |
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They were all built by [[Cammell Laird|Laird]] at [[Birkenhead]]. On a displacement of 290 tons, they carried one [[12-pounder gun]] and two [[torpedo tubes]]. With 4,400 horsepower they made a speed of 27 knots. |
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The three ships, [[HMS Banshee (1894)|''Banshee'']], [[HMS Contest (1894)|''Contest'']] and [[HMS Dragon (1894)|''Dragon'']] were all ordered on 7 February 1894 to be built by [[Cammell Laird|Laird]] at [[Birkenhead]]. Displacing 290 tons, they carried one [[QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun|12-pounder gun]] and five [[6-pounder gun]]s, plus two 18-inch [[torpedo tube]]s in a trainable twin deck mounting. With {{convert|4400|hp}} they made a speed of 27 knots (50 km/h). |
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''Banshee'' had a length of 210 ft, beam 19ft and draught of 7 ft. They carried a complement of 53 officers and men |
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The ships had a length of {{convert|210|ft|m|abbr=on}}, beam {{convert|19|ft|m|abbr=on}} and draught of {{convert|7|ft|m|abbr=on}} and carried a complement of 2 officers and 51 men. ''Banshee'' and ''Dragon'' were deployed to the Mediterranean in 1896 and remained there for the rest of their service lives, until coming home in 1911 to be paid off; ''Contest'' spent her whole service life in Home waters. |
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Along with the similar [[Ferret-class destroyer|''Ferret''-class torpedo boat destroyers]] built under the 1892-1893 Programme, they were all disposed of in 1911/1912. |
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==Ships== |
==Ships== |
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All three were built by Laird Brothers at Birkenhead (which was to become [[Cammell Laird]] & Co. in 1903) |
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*[[HMS Banshee (1894)|''Banshee'']] November 1894, |
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*[[HMS Contest (1894)|''Contest'']] December 1894, |
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*[[HMS Dragon (1894)|''Dragon'']] December 1894, |
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Along with the near-identical [[Ferret class destroyer|Ferret class torpedo boat destroyers]] they were all disposed of in 1911/1912. |
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| {{HMS|Banshee|1894|6}} |
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| 598 |
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| 1 March 1894 |
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| 17 November 1894 |
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| July 1895 |
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| Sold for scrap 10 April 1912, <br>to [[Thos. W. Ward]], [[Briton Ferry]] |
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| {{HMS|Contest|1894|6}} |
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| 599 |
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| 1 March 1894 |
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| 1 December 1894 |
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| July 1895 |
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| Sold for scrap 11 July 1911, <br>to [[Thos. W. Ward]], [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]]. |
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| {{HMS|Dragon|1894|6}} |
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| 600 |
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| 15 December<br>1894 |
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| 7 May 1897 |
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| July 1895 |
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| Sold for scrap 9 December 1912, <br>to West of Scotland Ship Breaking Co, at [[Troon]]. |
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==See also== |
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*[[A-class destroyer (1913)]] |
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==Bibliography== |
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{{Commons category|Banshee class destroyer}} |
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*{{cite book|editor1-last=Chesneau|editor1-first=Roger|editor2-last=Kolesnik|editor2-first=Eugene M.|title=Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905|year=1979 |name-list-style=amp |publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=London |isbn=0-85177-133-5}} |
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*{{Cite Colledge2006}} |
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*{{cite book|last=Friedman|first=Norman|title=British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War|year=2009|publisher=Seaforth Publishing|location=Barnsley, UK|isbn=978-1-84832-049-9}} |
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*{{cite book|editor1-last=Gardiner|editor1-first=Robert|editor2-last=Gray|editor2-first=Randal|title=Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921|year=1985|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|location=London|isbn=0-85177-245-5|name-list-style=amp}} |
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* {{cite book |
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|last=Lyon |first=David |
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|title=The First Destroyers |
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|year=2001|location=London|publisher=Caxton Editions|orig-year=1996 |
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|isbn=1-84067-364-8 |
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|ref=Lyon, The First Destroyers}} |
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*{{cite book |last=Manning |first= T. D. | title=The British Destroyer | publisher=Putnam & Co. | year=1961|oclc= 6470051}} |
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*{{cite book|last=March|first=Edgar J.|title=British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans|year=1966|publisher=Seeley Service|location=London |oclc=164893555}} |
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==References== |
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*''The British Destroyer'' by Captain T.D. Manning. Published by Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0 906223 12 x. |
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*{{cite web | title = battleships.cruisers.co.uk | accessdate = 10 December | accessyear = 2007 | |
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_IWM_Q_038332.jpg) Banshee
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Banshee class |
| Builders | Cammell Laird |
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Salmon class |
| Succeeded by | Handy class |
| Built | 1894 |
| In commission | 1894 to 1912 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Scrapped | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Torpedo boat destroyer |
| Displacement | 290 long tons (295 t) |
| Length | 210 ft (64 m) |
| Beam | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Draught | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Complement | 53 |
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The Banshee class was a class of three torpedo boat destroyers that served with the Royal Navy into the early part of the Twentieth century.
Under the 1893–1894 Naval Programme, the British Admiralty placed orders for 36 torpedo-boat destroyers, all to be capable of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph), the "27-knotters", as a follow-on to the six prototype "26-knotters" ordered in the previous 1892–1893 Estimates. As was typical for torpedo craft at the time, the Admiralty left detailed design to the builders, laying down only broad requirements.[1][2]
The three ships, Banshee, Contest and Dragon were all ordered on 7 February 1894 to be built by Laird at Birkenhead. Displacing 290 tons, they carried one 12-pounder gun and five 6-pounder guns, plus two 18-inch torpedo tubes in a trainable twin deck mounting. With 4,400 horsepower (3,300 kW) they made a speed of 27 knots (50 km/h).
The ships had a length of 210 ft (64 m), beam 19 ft (5.8 m) and draught of 7 ft (2.1 m) and carried a complement of 2 officers and 51 men. Banshee and Dragon were deployed to the Mediterranean in 1896 and remained there for the rest of their service lives, until coming home in 1911 to be paid off; Contest spent her whole service life in Home waters.
Along with the similar Ferret-class torpedo boat destroyers built under the 1892-1893 Programme, they were all disposed of in 1911/1912.
Ships
[edit]All three were built by Laird Brothers at Birkenhead (which was to become Cammell Laird & Co. in 1903)
| Name | Yard number |
Laid down |
Launched | Completed | Fate |
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| HMS Banshee | 598 | 1 March 1894 | 17 November 1894 | July 1895 | Sold for scrap 10 April 1912, to Thos. W. Ward, Briton Ferry |
| HMS Contest | 599 | 1 March 1894 | 1 December 1894 | July 1895 | Sold for scrap 11 July 1911, to Thos. W. Ward, Preston. |
| HMS Dragon | 600 | 15 December 1894 |
7 May 1897 | July 1895 | Sold for scrap 9 December 1912, to West of Scotland Ship Breaking Co, at Troon. |
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- Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
- Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- Lyon, David (2001) [1996]. The First Destroyers. London: Caxton Editions. ISBN 1-84067-364-8.
- Manning, T. D. (1961). The British Destroyer. Putnam & Co. OCLC 6470051.
- March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans. London: Seeley Service. OCLC 164893555.