HMS Angler (1897)
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HMS Angler was a two-funnel, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1895 – 1896 Naval Estimates. She was the second ship to carry this name. She was launched in 1897, served at Chatham and Portsmouth and was sold for breaking in 1920.
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Angler's sister ship Ariel | |
History | |
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Name | Angler |
Ordered | 1895 – 1896 Naval Estimates |
Builder | John I Thornycroft, Chiswick |
Yard number | 313 |
Laid down | 21 December 1895 |
Launched | 2 February 1897 |
Commissioned | July 1898 |
Out of service | Laid up in reserve, 1919 |
Fate | Sold for breaking, 20 May 1920 |
General characteristics [1][2] | |
Class and type | Two funnel, 30 knot destroyer |
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Length | 210 ft (64 m) o/a |
Beam | 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) |
Draught | 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) |
Installed power | 5,700 shp (4,300 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 kn (56 km/h) |
Range |
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Complement | 65 officers and men |
Armament |
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Service record | |
Operations: | World War I 1914 - 1918 |
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