HMS Blackwater (1903)
 HMS Blackwater in 1905
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| Name | HMS Blackwater |
| Ordered | 1902–1903 Naval Estimates |
| Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead |
| Laid down | 27 August 1902 |
| Launched | 25 July 1903 |
| Commissioned | March 1904 |
| Fate | Sank after a collision, 6 April 1909 |
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| Class and type | Laird-type River-class destroyer[1][2] |
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| Speed | 25.5 kn (47.2 km/h) |
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| Complement | 70 officers and men |
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HMS Blackwater was a Laird-type River-class destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1902–1903 Naval Estimates. Named after the River Blackwater in southern England[citation needed] near London she was the first ship to carry this name in the Royal Navy.
Construction
She was laid down on 27 August 1902 at the
naval guns and shipping three 12-pounder 8 hundredweight (cwt) guns. Two would be mounted abeam at the fo'c's'le break and the third gun would be mounted on the quarterdeck
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Pre-War
After commissioning she was assigned to the East Coast Destroyer Flotilla of the 1st Fleet and based at Harwich.
On 27 April 1908 the Eastern Flotilla departed Harwich for live fire and night manoeuvres. During these exercises HMS Attentive rammed and sank HMS Gala, then damaged HMS Ribble.
In April 1909 she was assigned to the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla on its formation at Harwich.
Loss
On 6 April 1909 Blackwater collided with the merchantman SS Hero, and sank off
Dungeness in the English Channel at position 50°55′21″N 1°6′10″E / 50.92250°N 1.10278°E.[3]
She was not awarded a battle honour for her service.
Pennant Numbers
She was assigned a pennant number during her career.[4]
References
- ^ Jane, Fred T. (1969) [1905]. Jane's Fighting Ships. New York: first published by Sampson Low Marston, London 1905, Reprinted ARCO Publishing Company. p. 75.
- ISBN 1-85170-378-0.
- ^ "Wrecks: HMS Blackwater". UK Diving. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ ""Arrowsmith" List – Part 1 Destroyer Prototypes through "River" Class". The Great War Primary Documents Archive. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
Bibliography
- 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.
- ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J. J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0380-7.
- 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.
- Manning, T. D. (1961). The British Destroyer. London: 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.
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