For other ships with the same name, see HMS Waveney.
HMS Waveney was a Hawthorn Leslie-type River-classdestroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1902–1903 Naval Estimates. Named after the River Waveney in eastern England, she was the first ship of the Royal Navy to carry this name.
Waveney was laid down on 20 October 1902 at the Hawthorn Leslie shipyard at Hebburn-on-Tyne and launched on 16 March 1903. She was completed in June 1904. The original armament provided was to be the same as the turtleback 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 were mounted abeam at the foc'x'le break and the third gun was mounted on the quarterdeck.
Service history
Pre-War
After commissioning Waveney was assigned to the East Coast Destroyer Flotilla of the 1st Fleet and based at Harwich.
In 1906 Waveney was part of the First Destroyer Division.[3] On 26 July 1907 Waveney and the destroyer Garry collided off Sandown, damaging both ships.[4]
On 27 April 1908 the Eastern Flotilla departed Harwich for live fire and night manoeuvres. During these exercises the cruiserAttentive rammed and sank the destroyer Gala and damaged the destroyer Ribble.
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.[5]
World War I
In early 1914 when replaced by G-class destroyers, Waveney joined the 9th Destroyer Flotilla based at Chatham tendered to HMS St George. The 9th Flotilla was a patrol flotilla tasked with anti-submarine and counter-mining patrols in the Firth of Forth area.
On 16 December 1914 in company with the division leader Doon, Waveney, Test and Moy were sent to patrol off Hartlepool. During the German battlecruiser raid on Hartlepool, she was undamaged and suffered no casualties.[6][7]
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. Waveney remained employed on the Humber Patrol participating in counter mining operations and anti-submarine patrols for the remainder of the war.[8]
Disposition
In 1919 Waveney was paid off and laid up in reserve awaiting disposal. On 20 February 1920 the ship was sold to Thos. W. Ward of Sheffield for breaking at Grays, Essex on the Thames Estuary.[9]
^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.
^"Naval Matters—Past and Prospective: Portsmouth Dockyard". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 29. August 1906. p. 9.
^"Naval Matters—Past and Prospective: Portsmouth Dockyard". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. Vol. 30. 1 September 1907. p. 55.
^Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906 to 1922. Conway Maritime Press. 2006 [1985]. p. Page 17 to 19. ISBN0-85177-245-5.
^"Raid on Hartlepool from Naval History.net". Retrieved 1 June 2013.
^"Naval Review Volume VII, No 2, May 1919, Pages 247 to 254" (PDF). Retrieved 1 June 2013.
^"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.
^ ab""Arrowsmith" List – Part 1 Destroyer Prototypes through "River" Class". 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. ISBN0-85177-133-5.
Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J. J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton, UK: Ian Allan. ISBN0-7110-0380-7.
Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN978-1-84832-049-9.
Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN0-85177-245-5.
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.
January 29, 2023
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For other ships with the same name see HMS Waveney HMS Waveney was a Hawthorn Leslie type River class destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1902 1903 Naval Estimates Named after the River Waveney in eastern England she was the first ship of the Royal Navy to carry this name HMS Waveney at seaHistoryUnited KingdomNameWaveneyOrdered1902 1903 Naval EstimatesBuilderR W Hawthorn Leslie and Company Ltd Newcastle upon TyneLaid down20 October 1902Launched16 March 1903Commissioned1 June 1904Out of service1919 laid up in reserve awaiting disposalFateSold for breaking 20 February 1920General characteristicsClass and typeHawthorn Leslie type River class destroyer 1 2 Displacement550 long tons 559 t standard 625 long tons 635 t full loadLength226 ft 6 in 69 04 m o aBeam23 ft 9 in 7 24 m Draught7 ft 9 in 2 36 m Installed power7 000 shp 5 200 kW Propulsion4 Yarrow type water tube boilers 2 vertical triple expansion steam engines 2 shaftsSpeed25 5 kn 47 2 km h Range140 tons coal 1 870 nmi 3 460 km at 11 kn 20 km h Complement70 officers and menArmament1 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 torpedoesService recordPart of East Coast Destroyer Flotilla 1904 3rd Destroyer Flotilla Apr 1909 5th Destroyer Flotilla 1912 Assigned E Class Aug 1912 Oct 1913 9th Destroyer Flotilla 1914 7th Destroyer Flotilla Aug 1915Operations World War I 1914 1918 Contents 1 Construction 2 Service history 2 1 Pre War 2 2 World War I 3 Disposition 4 Pennant numbers 5 Notes 6 BibliographyConstruction EditWaveney was laid down on 20 October 1902 at the Hawthorn Leslie shipyard at Hebburn on Tyne and launched on 16 March 1903 She was completed in June 1904 The original armament provided was to be the same as the turtleback 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 were mounted abeam at the foc x le break and the third gun was mounted on the quarterdeck Service history EditPre War Edit After commissioning Waveney was assigned to the East Coast Destroyer Flotilla of the 1st Fleet and based at Harwich In 1906 Waveney was part of the First Destroyer Division 3 On 26 July 1907 Waveney and the destroyer Garry collided off Sandown damaging both ships 4 On 27 April 1908 the Eastern Flotilla departed Harwich for live fire and night manoeuvres During these exercises the cruiser Attentive rammed and sank the destroyer Gala and damaged the destroyer Ribble In April 1909 she was assigned to the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla on its formation at Harwich She remained until displaced by a Beagle class destroyer by May 1912 She was assigned to the 5th Destroyer Flotilla of the 2nd Fleet with a nucleus crew 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 5 World War I Edit In early 1914 when replaced by G class destroyers Waveney joined the 9th Destroyer Flotilla based at Chatham tendered to HMS St George The 9th Flotilla was a patrol flotilla tasked with anti submarine and counter mining patrols in the Firth of Forth area On 16 December 1914 in company with the division leader Doon Waveney Test and Moy were sent to patrol off Hartlepool During the German battlecruiser raid on Hartlepool she was undamaged and suffered no casualties 6 7 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 Waveney remained employed on the Humber Patrol participating in counter mining operations and anti submarine patrols for the remainder of the war 8 Disposition EditIn 1919 Waveney was paid off and laid up in reserve awaiting disposal On 20 February 1920 the ship was sold to Thos W Ward of Sheffield for breaking at Grays Essex on the Thames Estuary 9 Pennant numbers EditPennant number 9 From ToN19 6 Dec 1914 1 Sep 1915D35 1 Sep 1915 1 Jan 1918D96 1 Jan 1918 13 Sep 1918H86 13 Sep 1918 20 Feb 1919Notes Edit 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 Jane Fred T 1990 Jane s Fighting Ships of World War I Jane s Publishing c 1919 p 76 ISBN 1 85170 378 0 Naval Matters Past and Prospective Portsmouth Dockyard The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect Vol 29 August 1906 p 9 Naval Matters Past and Prospective Portsmouth Dockyard The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect Vol 30 1 September 1907 p 55 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 Raid on Hartlepool from Naval History net Retrieved 1 June 2013 Naval Review Volume VII No 2 May 1919 Pages 247 to 254 PDF Retrieved 1 June 2013 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 a b Arrowsmith List Part 1 Destroyer Prototypes through River Class Retrieved 1 June 2013 Bibliography EditChesneau 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 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 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Waveney 1903 amp oldid 1124062641, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
