| HMS Hydra (1912) | |
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 HMS Hydra during World War I | |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS Hydra |
| Builder: | John Brown & Company, Clydebank |
| Yard number: | 406[1] |
| Launched: | 19 February 1912[2] |
| Fate: | Sold 9 May 1921[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Acheron-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 770 tons |
| Length: | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Beam: | 7.8 m (26 ft) |
| Draught: | 2.7 m (8.9 ft) |
| Installed power: | 13,500 shp (10,100 kW)[1] |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 28 knots (52 km/h)[1] |
| Complement: | 72 |
| Armament: |
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HMS Hydra was an Acheron-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1912, fought throughout World War I and was sold for breaking in 1921.
Pennant Numbers[]
| Pennant Number[2] | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| H50 | 6 December 1914 | 1 January 1918 |
| H43 | 1 January 1918 | Early 1919 |
| H94 | Early 1919 | 9 May 1921 |
Construction[]
She was built by John Brown & Company, Clydebank to an Admiralty design, under the 1910–11 programme. She (and her sisters Hind and Hornet) differed from the standard Admiralty I-class destroyer in only having two shafts instead of three. They had two Brown-Curtis type turbines, and twin boilers.[3] Capable of 28 knots (52 km/h), she carried two 4-inch (100 mm) guns, other smaller guns and two 21-inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes and had a complement of 72 men. She was launched on 19 February 1912.
Operational history[]
The Battle of Dogger Bank[]
Hydra was with the First Destroyer Flotilla at the Battle of Dogger Bank[4] on 24 January 1915.
The Battle of Jutland[]
She was present at the Battle of Jutland[5] on 31 May 1916. Along with the rest of the flotilla, she was transferred to the 3rd Battle Squadron, based at Portsmouth.[6]
Collision with a merchant vessel[]
She was in collision with a merchant ship on the night of 11 February 1917 in the English Channel. The captain of Hydra was held liable for the collision because, although the other ship showed him a light, he did not perceive that it was on a crossing course.[7]
Mediterranean Service[]
From 1917 the Third Battle Squadron was deployed to the Mediterranean. Hydra was present at the entry of the Allied Fleet through the Dardanelles on 12 November 1918.[8]
Decommissioning and fate[]
She was sold on 9 May 1921 to Ward of Portishead[2] for scrap.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "HMS Hydra at the Clyde-built database". http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=2294. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Arrowsmith List: Royal Navy WWI Destroyer Pendant Numbers". http://www.gwpda.org/naval/s0440000.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ↑ "I-class destroyers (extract from Jane's Fighting Ships of 1919)". http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/Janes_1919/Destroyers/I_Class.html. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
- ↑ "Battle of Dogger Bank - Order of Battle (World War 1 Naval Combat website)". http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/dboob.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
- ↑ "Battle of Jutland - Order of Battle (World War 1 Naval Combat website)". http://www.worldwar1.co.uk/orderof.html. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
- ↑ "HMS Hydra at Battleships-Cruisers website". http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/acheron.htm#HMS%20Hydra. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ "Combat Immunity and the Duty of Care - James Rowley judgement (extract)". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20080509142308/http://www.byromstreet.com/pdf/Combat_Immunity.pdf. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ↑ S E Brooks. "The Entry of the Allied Fleet through the Dardanelles". Oxford University. http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/db/download.php?CISOROOT=/gwa&CISOPTR=5751. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
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