Seal was ordered on 9 January 1896 as the fifth of six 30-knotter destroyers programmed to be built by Lairds under the 1895–1896 programme.[1] These followed on from four very similar destroyers ordered from Lairds as part of the 1894–1895 programme.[2]
Seal was 218 feet (66.4 m) long overall and 213 feet (64.9 m) between perpendiculars, with a beam of 21 feet 6 inches (6.55 m) and a draught of 9 feet 9 inches (2.97 m). Displacement was 355 long tons (361 t) light and 415 long tons (422 t) full load.[2] Like the other Laird-built 30-knotters, Seal was propelled by two triple expansion steam engines, fed by four Normand boilers, rated at 6,300 ihp (4,700 kW), and was fitted with four funnels.[2][3]
Armament was the standard for the 30-knotters, i.e. a QF 12 pounder 12 cwt (3 in (76 mm) calibre) gun on a platform on the ship's conning tower (in practice the platform was also used as the ship's bridge), with a secondary armament of five 6-pounder guns, and two 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes.[4][5]
Seal was laid down on 17 June 1896 as yard number 625 and was launched on 6 March 1897.[1] On 24 January 1898 she carried out final sea trials, reaching an average speed of 30.79 kn (35.43 mph; 57.02 km/h) over the measured mile and 30.15 knots (55.84 km/h; 34.70 mph) on a three-hour continuous run.[6]Seal commissioned in May 1898.[1]
Serviceedit
Lieutenant Arthur John Payne was appointed in command in September 1899, and she was commissioned as part of the Devonport Destroyer Instructional Flotilla. In February 1900 she was slightly damaged while in the Falmouth harbour when the destroyer Fairy dragged her moorings and drifted into several of the other ships of the flotilla.[7] Lieutenant Victor Gallafent Gurner was appointed in command on 1 March 1900.[8] She was scheduled for a commission on the Mediterranean station in December 1901,[9] but owing to defects her place was taken by Flying Fish.[10] She underwent repairs to re-tube her boilers during Spring 1902,[11] and Lieutenant Harry Charles John Roberts West was appointed in command from 2 September,[12] when she did commission at Devonport for the Mediterranean station.[13] Arriving at Malta, she became tender to HMS Orion, depot ship for torpedo boats.[14]
On 30 August 1912 the Admiralty directed all destroyers were to be grouped into classes designated by letters based on contract speed and appearance. As a four-funneled 30-knotter destroyer, Seal was assigned to the B class.[16][17] In 1912, older destroyers were organised into Patrol Flotillas, with Seal being part of the 7th Flotilla, based at Devonport, in March 1913.[18][19]Seal remained part of the 7th Flotilla on the eve of the First World War in July 1914.[20]
At the outbreak of war, the 7th Flotilla was redeployed to the Humber River for operations off the East coast of Britain.[21][22] Duties of the Flotilla were to prevent enemy ships from carrying out minelaying or torpedo attacks in the approaches to ports on the East coast, and to prevent raids by enemy ships.[23]
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For other ships with the same name see HMS Seal This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources HMS Seal 1897 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message HMS Seal was a B class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy She was completed by Laird Son amp Company Birkenhead in 1897 History United Kingdom NameHMS Seal BuilderLaird Son amp Co Birkenhead Laid down17 June 1896 Launched6 March 1897 CompletedMay 1898 FateScrapped 1921 General characteristics Class and typeEarnest class destroyer Displacement395 long tons 401 t Length210 ft 64 m Beam21 5 ft 6 6 m Draught9 75 ft 3 0 m Propulsionvertical triple expansion steam engines Coal fired Normand boilers 6 300 hp 4 698 kW Speed30 knots 56 km h 35 mph Complement63 Armament1 QF 12 pounder gun 2 18 inch 450 mm torpedo tubes Contents 1 Design and construction 2 Service 3 References 4 BibliographyDesign and construction editSeal was ordered on 9 January 1896 as the fifth of six 30 knotter destroyers programmed to be built by Lairds under the 1895 1896 programme 1 These followed on from four very similar destroyers ordered from Lairds as part of the 1894 1895 programme 2 Seal was 218 feet 66 4 m long overall and 213 feet 64 9 m between perpendiculars with a beam of 21 feet 6 inches 6 55 m and a draught of 9 feet 9 inches 2 97 m Displacement was 355 long tons 361 t light and 415 long tons 422 t full load 2 Like the other Laird built 30 knotters Seal was propelled by two triple expansion steam engines fed by four Normand boilers rated at 6 300 ihp 4 700 kW and was fitted with four funnels 2 3 Armament was the standard for the 30 knotters i e a QF 12 pounder 12 cwt 3 in 76 mm calibre gun on a platform on the ship s conning tower in practice the platform was also used as the ship s bridge with a secondary armament of five 6 pounder guns and two 18 inch 450 mm torpedo tubes 4 5 Seal was laid down on 17 June 1896 as yard number 625 and was launched on 6 March 1897 1 On 24 January 1898 she carried out final sea trials reaching an average speed of 30 79 kn 35 43 mph 57 02 km h over the measured mile and 30 15 knots 55 84 km h 34 70 mph on a three hour continuous run 6 Seal commissioned in May 1898 1 Service editLieutenant Arthur John Payne was appointed in command in September 1899 and she was commissioned as part of the Devonport Destroyer Instructional Flotilla In February 1900 she was slightly damaged while in the Falmouth harbour when the destroyer Fairy dragged her moorings and drifted into several of the other ships of the flotilla 7 Lieutenant Victor Gallafent Gurner was appointed in command on 1 March 1900 8 She was scheduled for a commission on the Mediterranean station in December 1901 9 but owing to defects her place was taken by Flying Fish 10 She underwent repairs to re tube her boilers during Spring 1902 11 and Lieutenant Harry Charles John Roberts West was appointed in command from 2 September 12 when she did commission at Devonport for the Mediterranean station 13 Arriving at Malta she became tender to HMS Orion depot ship for torpedo boats 14 In January 1907 Seal was part of the Second Destroyer Flotilla and was under repair at Chatham Dockyard 15 On 30 August 1912 the Admiralty directed all destroyers were to be grouped into classes designated by letters based on contract speed and appearance As a four funneled 30 knotter destroyer Seal was assigned to the B class 16 17 In 1912 older destroyers were organised into Patrol Flotillas with Seal being part of the 7th Flotilla based at Devonport in March 1913 18 19 Seal remained part of the 7th Flotilla on the eve of the First World War in July 1914 20 At the outbreak of war the 7th Flotilla was redeployed to the Humber River for operations off the East coast of Britain 21 22 Duties of the Flotilla were to prevent enemy ships from carrying out minelaying or torpedo attacks in the approaches to ports on the East coast and to prevent raids by enemy ships 23 References edit a b c Lyon 2001 p 62 a b c Lyon 2001 pp 61 62 Chesneau amp Kolesnik 1979 p 94 Lyon 2001 pp 98 99 Friedman 2009 p 40 The Birkenhead Destroyers PDF The Engineer Vol 85 28 January 1898 p 88 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36069 London 19 February 1900 p 9 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36077 London 28 February 1900 p 11 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36621 London 25 November 1901 p 10 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36631 London 6 December 1901 p 6 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36767 London 14 May 1902 p 12 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36854 London 23 August 1902 p 8 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36855 London 25 August 1902 p 8 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36863 London 3 September 1902 p 4 Naval Matters Past and Prospective Sheerness Dockyard The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect 1 February 1907 p 253 Gardiner amp Gray 1985 p 18 Manning 1961 pp 17 18 Manning 1961 p 25 Fleets and Squadrons in Commission at Home and Abroad Patrol Flotillas The Navy List March 1913 p 269d Fleets and Squadrons in Commission at Home and Abroad Patrol Flotillas The Navy List August 1914 p 269c Manning 1961 p 26 Corbett 1920 pp 15 16 Naval Staff Monograph No 7 1921 pp 75 76Bibliography editBrassey T A ed 1898 The Naval Annual 1898 Portsmouth UK J Griffin and Co Chesneau Roger amp Kolesnik Eugene M eds 1979 Conway s All The World s Fighting Ships 1860 1905 London Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 133 5 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 Corbett Julian S 1920 History of the Great War Naval Operations Vol I To the Battle of the Falklands December 1914 London Longmans Green and Co 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 amp Gray Randal eds 1985 Conway s All The World s Fighting Ships 1906 1921 London Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 245 5 Lyon David 2001 1996 The First Destroyers London Caxton Editions ISBN 1 84067 3648 Manning T D 1961 The British Destroyer London Putnam amp Co OCLC 6470051 March Edgar J 1966 British Destroyers A History of Development 1892 1953 Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records amp Returns Ships Covers amp Building Plans London Seeley Service OCLC 164893555 Monograph No 7 The Patrol Flotillas at the Commencement of the War PDF Naval Staff Monographs Historical Vol III The Naval Staff Training and Staff Duties Division 1921 pp 71 107 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Seal 1897 amp oldid 1094280550, wikipedia, 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