HMS Archer (1911)
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Archer |
| Builder | Yarrow & Company, Scotstoun |
| Yard number | 1296[1] |
| Laid down | 1 September 1910 |
| Launched | 21 October 1911 |
| Commissioned | March 1912 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, May 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement | 775 long tons (787 t) |
| Length | 246 ft 2 in (75.0 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft 8 in (7.8 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft 9 in (2.7 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 1 steam turbine |
| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range | 1,620 nmi (3,000 km; 1,860 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 70 |
| Armament | |
HMS Archer was one of 20 Acheron-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. She was one of the two Yarrow specials with which the builder was given more freedom in an effort to increase speeds beyond the rest of the class. Completed in 1912 the ship served during the First World War and was sold in 1921.
Archer and her sister ship, Attack used steam at higher pressures than the other Acheron-class destroyers and consequently were faster than the standard Admiralty-designed members of their class. Achieving 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) on trials, she carried two 4-inch (102 mm) guns, other smaller guns and 21-inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes and had a complement of 70 men.
Construction and career
She was laid down at the Yarrow & Company yard in Scotstoun, Glasgow, and was launched on 21 October 1911. She was the fourth ship of the name to serve in the Royal Navy.
As part of the First Destroyer Flotilla, she was attached to the Grand Fleet in August 1914, and then to the Third Battle Squadron from the spring of 1916.
Battle of Heligoland Bight
As part of the Harwich Force, the First Destroyer Flotilla took part in the Battle of Heligoland Bight on 28 August 1914.[2]
Mediterranean service
From 1917 the Third Battle Squadron was deployed to the Mediterranean. Archer was present at the entry of the Allied fleet through the Dardanelles on 12 November 1918.[3] She was sold to Thos W Ward for scrap on 9 May 1921.[4]
Pennant numbers
| Pennant Number[4] | From | To |
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| H10 | 6 December 1914 | 1 September 1915 |
| H29 | 1 September 1915 | 1 January 1918 |
| H06 | 1 January 1918 | Sold 9 May 1921 |
References
- ^ "HMS Archer - Clydebuilt ships database". Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Heligoland Bight - Order of Battle". Retrieved 17 October 2008.
- ^ S E Brooks. "The Entry of the Allied Fleet through the Dardanelles". Oxford University. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ^ a b ""Arrowsmith" List: Royal Navy WWI Destroyer Pendant Numbers". Retrieved 3 November 2008.
Bibliography
- 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.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|lastauthoramp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - 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.
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