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HMS Dee was a Palmer Type River Class Destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1901–1902 Naval Estimates. Named after the River Dee near Liverpool, England, she was the fourth ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1814 for a 20-gun 6th rate sold in 1819.

History
United Kingdom
NameDee
Ordered1901 – 1902 Naval Estimates
BuilderPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow
Laid down5 March 1902
Launched10 September 1903
CommissionedMay 1904
Out of serviceIn 1919 she was laid up in reserve awaiting disposal
Fate23 July 1919 sold to Thos W. Ward of Sheffield for breaking at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan in Wales
General characteristics
Class and typePalmer Type River Class destroyer[1][2]
Displacement
  • 550 long tons (559 t) standard
  • 620 long tons (630 t) full load
  • 223 ft 6 in (68.12 m) o/a
  • 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) Beam
  • 7 ft 4.5 in (2.248 m) Draught
Propulsion
  • 4 × Reed water tube boilers
  • 2 × Vertical Triple Expansion (VTE) steam engines driving 2 shafts producing 7,000 shp (5,200 kW) (average)
Speed25.5 kn (47.2 km/h)
Range
  • 140 tons coal
  • 1,620 nmi (3,000 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h)
Complement70 officers and men
Armament
  • 1 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mark I, mounting P Mark I
  • 3 × QF 12-pounder 8 cwt, mounting G Mark I (Added in 1906)
  • 5 × QF 6-pounder 8 cwt (removed in 1906)
  • 2 × single tubes for 18-inch (450mm) torpedoes
Service record
Part of:
  • China Station - 1905
  • Assigned E Class - Aug 1912 - Oct 1913
  • 9th Destroyer Flotilla - 1914
  • 7th Destroyer Flotilla - Aug 1915
Operations: World War I 1914 - 1918

Construction


She was laid down on 5 March 1902 at the Palmer’s shipyard at Jarrow and launched on 10 September 1903. She was completed in May 1904. Her original armament was to be the same as the Turleback torpedo boat destroyers that preceded her. In 1906 the Admiralty decided to upgrade the armament by landing the five 6-pounder naval guns and shipping three 12-pounder 8 hundredweight (cwt) guns. Two would be mounted abeam at the foc'x'le break and the third gun would be mounted on the quarterdeck.


Pre-War


After commissioning she was assigned to China Station in late 1904.

In September 1905 HMS Dee under the command of Lieutenant Commander Harold E Sullivan, RN, while accompanying HMS Exe encountered a severe typhoon between Wei-hai-wei and Shanghai. Both ships weathered the storm and proved the seaworthiness of the River Class design.[3]

On 30 August 1912 the Admiralty directed all destroyer classes were to be designated by alpha characters starting with the letter 'A'. The ships of the River Class were assigned to the E Class. After 30 September 1913, she was known as an E Class destroyer and had the letter ‘E’ painted on the hull below the bridge area and on either the fore or aft funnel.[4]


World War I


Upon her return to Home Waters 1914 she was in the 9th Destroyer Flotilla based at Chatham tendered to HMS St George. The 9th Flotilla was a patrol flotilla tasked with anti-submarine and countermining patrols in the Firth of Forth area. Soon after the commencement of hostilities she was deployed to the Scapa Flow Local Flotilla under the command of the Commander-in-Chief Home Fleet tendered to HMS St Vincent. Her duties here included counter mining patrols and antisubmarine measures in defence of the Fleet anchorage.[5]

In August 1915 with the amalgamation of the 9th and 7th Flotillas she was deployed to the 7th Destroyer Flotilla based at the River Humber. She remained employed on the Humber Patrol participating in counter mining operations and anti-submarine patrols for the remainder of the war.[6]


Disposal


In 1919 she was paid off and laid up in reserve awaiting disposal. On 23 July 1919 she was sold to Thos. W. Ward of Sheffield for breaking at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan in Wales.[7]

She was not awarded a Battle Honour for her service.


Pennant Numbers


Pennant Number[8]FromTo
N956 Dec 19141 Sep 1915
D141 Sep 19151 Jan 1918
D241 Jan 191823 Jul 1919

References


  1. Jane, Fred T. (1969) [1905]. Jane’s Fighting Ships 1905/6. New York: first published by Sampson Low Marston, London 1905, Reprinted ARCO Publishing Company. p. 75.
  2. Jane, Fred T. (1990). Jane’s Fighting Ships of World War I. Jane’s Publishing © 1919. p. 76. ISBN 1 85170 378 0.
  3. "River Class - HMS Dee".
  4. Conway’s All the World’s Fighting Ships 1906 to 1922. Conway Maritime Press. 2006 [1985]. p. Page 17 to 19. ISBN 0 85177 245 5.
  5. "Naval Database".
  6. "History of the Great War, Naval Operations, Volume III, Spring 1915 to June 1916 (Part 1 of 2), by Sir Julian S Corbett, Chapter XIII, Loss of Argyl and Natal". Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  7. ""Arrowsmith" List – Part 1 Destroyer Prototypes through "River" Class". Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  8. ""Arrowsmith" List – Part 1 Destroyer Prototypes through "River" Class". Retrieved 1 June 2013.

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