Stour class destroyer
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Two Stour class destroyers served with the Royal Navy
. They were built by Cammell Laird
in 1905 and purchased by the Admiralty in 1909 to replace losses. HMS Stour
and HMS Test
displaced 570 tons, were 220 feet long and their Normand boilers generated 7,000 HP to produce 26 knots. They were armed with four twelve pounders and two torpedo tubes. They carried 134 tons of coal and 66 tons of oil. They served in home waters during the Great War and were sold off in 1919.
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
. They were built by Cammell Laird
Cammell Laird
Cammell Laird, one of the most famous names in British shipbuilding during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, came about following the merger of Laird, Son & Co. of Birkenhead and Johnson Cammell & Co. of Sheffield at the turn of the twentieth century.- Founding of the business :The Company...
in 1905 and purchased by the Admiralty in 1909 to replace losses. HMS Stour
HMS Stour (1905)
HMS Stour was a River-class destroyer and the only ship of the Royal Navy ever to bear the name.-Construction:Built on speculation at Birkenhead by Cammell Laird and Company, she was launched on 3 June 1905, but was not purchased for the Royal Navy until 1909...
and HMS Test
HMS Test (1905)
HMS Test was a River-class destroyer named after the River Test. She was the first ship of the name to serve in the Royal Navy.-Construction:...
displaced 570 tons, were 220 feet long and their Normand boilers generated 7,000 HP to produce 26 knots. They were armed with four twelve pounders and two torpedo tubes. They carried 134 tons of coal and 66 tons of oil. They served in home waters during the Great War and were sold off in 1919.