HMS Hasty (1894)

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27 knotters class
The very similar HMS Havock
The very similar HMS Havock
Overview
Type destroyer
Shipyard

Yarrow & Co. , Poplar ,

Keel laying December 1893
Launch June 16, 1894
Commissioning May 1896
Whereabouts Scrapped in 1912
Technical specifications
displacement

255 tn

length

59.4 m (195 ft)

width

5.6 m (18.5 ft)

Draft

2.2 m (7.25 ft)

crew

53 men

drive

2 locomotive boilers,
2 triple expansion engines ,
3800  ihp (PSi) , 2 shafts

speed

27  kn

Armament

1 × 76 mm / L40-12pdr-12 cwt cannon
5 × 57 mm / L40-6pdr cannons
1 × 2 45 cm torpedo tubes

Sister boats

Charger , Dasher

procured from other shipyards

33 "27-knotter"

The 1896, was commissioned HMS Hasty was the first destroyers (torpedo boat destroyer) of the reordering Royal Navy after the first six boats from the deck. The boat was built by Yarrow in the London borough of Poplar and was one of the first six destroyers reordered by Yarrow and Thornycroft in the 1893/94 budget year with a top speed increased to 27 knots ("27 knotter"). Of this type, the Royal Navy ordered another thirty boats from twelve other shipyards, all of which were launched in 1894 and 1895.

Fifteen still existing boats were grouped as A-class in 1913 . The Hasty and her two sister boats were separated and broken off in 1912.

Development and construction history

After the first tests with the HMS Havock, the Royal Navy ordered further torpedo boat destroyers of this type with the characteristic "turtleback" forecastle, the speed of which, however , was increased to 27 knots , as Havock had almost reached this speed in the first tests. The Admiralty largely left the detailed construction of the follow-up orders to the shipyards, so that with fourteen contractors only a few of the 36 boats were actually identical. Yarrow built the Hasty , Charger and Dasher based on the Havock model with their original boiler arrangement and equipment and two chimneys. Only later, after re-boiler with water tube boilers, the boats received three chimneys. The also London shipyard John I. Thornycroft & Co. in Chiswick manufactured the Ardent , Boxer and Bruizer at the same time , which were then followed by another 30 orders in groups of one to three boats to other shipyards, which are known as the "27-knotter" become. Although they were all launched in 1894/1895, the final acceptance test for the last boat was delayed until 1901.

The Hasty had, like all British destroyers up to the turn of the century, a curved front deck, which was referred to as the "turtleback" (turtle back). With full equipment she displaced 275 tn and reached a top speed of 27 knots (kn) . Two locomotive boilers served as the drive, the ends of which were facing each other, which led to two chimneys standing close together. The two triple expansion machines could produce up to 3800 hp.
The Hasty was armed with a 12-pounder cannon, which was set up on a platform at the command post. This position was extremely wet even in moderate seas. Of the five reinforced 6-pounder rapid-fire cannons, four stood in pairs at the same level on deck to the side and behind the command post. The fifth cannon was positioned near the stern behind the twin deck torpedo tubes. The rotating twin set could fire its 18-inch (450 mm) torpedoes to either side.

Mission history

Sister boat Dasher after conversion

The Hasty was the first boat of the new type to be launched on June 16, 1894, almost a year after the first torpedo boat destroyer. The Hasty was only taken down in May 1896 as the last of the three Yarrow boats and has generally served in the canal since it was first commissioned . On June 26, 1897, she took part in the fleet parade on the Spithead for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee .

The Hasty and her sisters also received modern Normand-style water-tube boilers by 1901 and then had three chimneys, the middle one of which was slightly thicker.
The boat continued to be used with the sister boats in their home waters. In July 1912 it was sold for demolition.

Further orders, new classification

The Japanese sazanami

The Yarrow company was only involved as a supplier for the following "30-knotter" class and the attempts to develop even faster destroyers on the old Havock design . During these years she mainly built boats for export, eight boats for Japan (Ikazuchi, Akatzuki class).

When the Royal Navy sorted all destroyers into classes marked with letters on August 30, 1912, the remaining fifteen "27-knotters" formed the A-class , of which twelve were still in existence at the beginning of the First World War . The "26-knotter" were all eliminated when the new class system was introduced, but are now often included in this A class in class overviews.
The following 30 knotters, which were built beyond the turn of the century, were also a further development of the Havock ; When the destroyer classes were reorganized in 1913, they formed classes "B" , "C" and "D" according to the number of their chimneys.

The 27-knotters later A-Class

Surname Launch in service commitment off-duty
Yarrow type Poplar Charger- class, two, then three chimneys
HMS Hasty 06/16/1894 05.1896 July 9, 1912 for demolition -
HMS Charger 09/15/1894 02.1896 May 14, 1912 for demolition -
HMS Dasher 11/28/1894 03.1896 May 14, 1912 for demolition -
Thornycroft type Chiswick Ardent- class , two chimneys
HMS Ardent 10/16/1894 04.1895 10.10.1911 for demolition -
A HMS boxer 11/28/1894 06.1895 Portsmouth Local Defense Flotilla Sunk February 8, 1918 after collision
A HMS Bruizer 02/27/1895 06.1895 May 26th, 1914 for demolition -
Vickers type Barrow Sturgeon- class, three chimneys
HMS Sturgeon 07/21/1894 01.1896 May 14, 1912 for demolition -
HMS Starfish 01/26/1895 01.1896 May 15, 1912 for demolition -
HMS skate March 13, 1895 01.1896 April 9, 1907 for demolition -
Thomson type Clydebank Rocket- class, three chimneys
HMS Rocket 08/14/1894 07.1895 04/10/1912 for demolition -
HMS Shark 09/22/1894 07.1895 07/11/1911 for demolition -
A HMS Surly 11/10/1894 07.1895 Portsmouth Local Defense Flotilla 03/23/1920 for demolition
Laird type Birkenhead Banshee- class, four chimneys
HMS Banshee 11/17/1894 07.1895 04/10/1912 for demolition -
HMS contest 1.12.1894 07.1895 07/11/1911 for demolition -
HMS Dragon December 15, 1894 06.1895 July 9, 1912 for demolition -
White type Cowes Conflict class, three chimneys
A HMS Conflict 12/13/1894 07.1899 Portsmouth Local Defense Flotilla May 20th, 1920 for demolition
HMS Teazer February 9, 1895 03.1899 July 9, 1912 for demolition -
A HMS Wizard 02/27/1895 07.1899 Portsmouth Local Defense Flotilla May 20th, 1920 for demolition
Earle's type Hull Salmon class,
HMS Salmon January 15, 1895 01.1896 May 14, 1912 for demolition -
HMS Snapper 01/30/1895 01.1896 May 14, 1912 for demolition -
Armstrong type Elswick Swordfish- class, three chimneys
HMS Spitfire 02/27/1895 11.1896 04/10/1912 for demolition -
HMS Swordfish June 7, 1895 12.1896 11.10.1910 for demolition -
Fairfield type Govan Handy class, two chimneys
A HMS cell phone March 9, 1895 01.1896 On sale list Canceled in Hong Kong in 1916
HMS Hart 03/27/1895 05.1896 Canceled in Hong Kong in 1912 -
HMS Hunter 12/28/1895 03.1896 04/10/1912 for demolition -
Palmers type Jarrow Janus class, three chimneys
A HMS Janus 03/12/1895 11.1895 Canceled in Hong Kong in 1914 -
A HMS Lightning 04/10/1895 01.1896 Nore Local Defense Flotilla Sunk June 30, 1915 after being hit by a mine
A HMS Porcupine 09/19/1895 03.1896 Nore Local Defense Flotilla 04/29/1920 for demolition
Hanna, Donald-Type Paisley Fervent class, one / then four chimneys
A HMS Fervent 03/20/1895 06.1900 Nore Local Defense Flotilla May 20th, 1920 for demolition
A HMS Zephyr 05/10/1895 07.1901 Nore Local Defense Flotilla May 20th, 1920 for demolition
Hawthorn type Newcastle Sunfish- class, three chimneys
A HMS Ranger 05/28/1895 06.1896 Portsmouth Local Defense Flotilla 07/20/1920 for demolition
A HMS Sunfish August 9, 1895 02.1896 June 7th, 1920 for demolition
A HMS opossum October 4, 1895 03.1896 07/29/1920 for demolition
Doxford type Sunderland Hardy- class, three chimneys
HMS Haughty September 18, 1895 08.1896 04/10/1912 for demolition -
HMS Hardy December 16, 1895 08.1896 07/11/1911 for demolition -
Thames type Bow Creek Zebra- class, three chimneys
A HMS zebra 12/13/1895 01.1900 07/30/1914 for demolition -

  • The HMS Bruizer from Thornycroft

  • The HMS Rangers from Hawthorn

  • The HMS Conflict by JS White

  • The HMS Banshee from Laird

  • The HMS Zephyr from Hanna, Donald & Wilson

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lyon, p. 53.
  2. ↑ a b c Lyon, p. 56.

literature

Web links

Commons : A-Class Destroyer (1912)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files