HMS Hardy (1895)

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Hardy
Builder
Sunderland
Launched16 December 1895[1]
FateSold for scrapping, 11 July 1911[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeHardy-class destroyer
Displacement260 long tons (264 t)
Length196 ft (60 m)
Propulsion
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Complement53
Armament

HMS Hardy was a Hardy-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. She was built by William Doxford & Sons in 1895, launched on 16 December 1895, and sold off on 11 July 1911.

Construction and design

HMS Hardy was one of the two destroyers ordered from William Doxford & Sons on 3 November 1893 as part of the Royal Navy's 1893–1894 construction programme.[2]

The

18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes. As a gunboat, one of the torpedo tubes could be removed to accommodate a further two six-pounders.[5][6]

Doxford's design had a hull of length 200 feet 3 inches (61.04 m) overall and 196 feet (59.74 m) between perpendiculars, with a beam of 19 feet (5.79 m) and a draught of 7 feet 9 inches (2.36 m). Eight Yarrow boilers fed steam at 185 pounds per square inch (1,280 kPa) to triple expansion steam engines rated at 4,200 indicated horsepower (3,100 kW) and driving two propeller shafts. Displacement was 260 long tons (260 t) light and 325 long tons (330 t) deep load.[2] Unusually for the destroyers ordered under the 1893–1894 programme, the Admiralty accepted a guaranteed speed of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph), rather than the more normal 27 knots, possibly owing to Doxford's inexperience in building torpedo-craft.[7][2] This speed dropped to 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) at deep load. Sufficient coal was carried to give a range of 1,155 nautical miles (2,139 km; 1,329 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph).[8] Three funnels were fitted.[7] The ship's complement was 50 officers and men.[9]

She was laid down as Yard Number 226 at Doxford's

Sea trials were successful,[10] with the ship reaching an average speed of 26.8 knots (49.6 km/h; 30.8 mph),[9] and she was completed in August 1896.[2]

Service history

She saw early service in home waters. In 1896 Hardy was in reserve at

Chatham later the same month.[14] Lieutenant Robert Gordon Douglas Dewar was appointed in command during summer 1902,[15] and was briefly succeeded by Lieutenant George Geoffrey Codrington from late 1902 until January 1903, when she took the place of HMS Angler in the Medway instructional flotilla.[16]

Hardy was sold for scrap at Devonport for £1400 on 11 July 1911.[17]

Notes

  1. ^ A fore deck with exaggerated camber designed to throw off sea water at high speeds.[3]

Citations

  1. ^ a b "HMS Hardy". pbenyon.plus.com. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e Lyon 2001, p. 82
  3. ^ Gardiner & Lambert 1992, p. 188
  4. ^ Lyon 2001, p. 20
  5. ^ Lyon 2001, pp. 98–99
  6. ^ Friedman 2009, p. 40
  7. ^ a b Chesneau & Kolesnik 1979, p. 91
  8. ^ Friedman 2009, p. 290
  9. ^ a b Brassey 1902, p. 274
  10. ^ Lyon 2001, p. 83
  11. ^ "Naval Matters: Past and Prospective: The Reserve of Ships and Men". The Marine Engineer. Vol. 18. July 1896. p. 155.
  12. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36433. London. 19 April 1901. p. 10.
  13. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36773. London. 21 May 1902. p. 10.
  14. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36813. London. 7 July 1900. p. 6.
  15. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36715. London. 14 March 1902. p. 9.
  16. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36931. London. 21 November 1902. p. 5.
  17. ^ "Naval Matters—Past and Prospective: Devonport Dockyard". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 34. August 1911. p. 14.

Bibliography

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