HMS Archer (1911)

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Archer
History
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
NameArcher
Builder Yarrow & Company, Scotstoun
Yard number1296 [1]
Laid down1 September 1910
Launched21 October 1911
CommissionedMarch 1912
FateSold for scrap, May 1921
General characteristics
Class and type Acheron-class destroyer
Displacement775 long tons (787  t)
Length246 ft 2 in (75 m)
Beam25 ft 8 in (7.8 m)
Draught8 ft 9 in (2.7 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts; 1 steam turbine
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range1,620  nmi (3,000 km; 1,860 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement70
Armament

HMS Archer was one of 20 Acheron-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. She was one of the two Yarrow Specials with which the builder was given more freedom in an effort to increase speeds beyond the rest of the class. Completed in 1912 the ship served during the First World War and was sold in 1921.

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Design and description

The Acheron class was a repeat of the preceding Acornclass, although the Admiralty allowed three builders, including Yarrow, more freedom to modify the design of two of their ships apiece in hopes that they might be able to improve upon the speeds previously attained. [2] The Yarrow Specials had an overall length of 246 feet 2 inches (75 m), a beam of 25 feet 8 inches (7.8 m), and a deep draught of 8 feet 9 inches (2.7 m). The ships displaced 775 long tons (787  t ) at deep load and their crew numbered 70 officers and ratings. [3]

Archer was powered by a single Brown-Curtis steam turbine that drove two propeller shafts using steam provided by three Yarrow boilers. The engines developed a total of 16,000 shaft horsepower (12,000  kW ) and were designed for a speed of 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph). The ship reached a speed of 30.3 knots (56.1 km/h; 34.9 mph) from 18,537 shp (13,823 kW) during her sea trials. [4] The Acherons had a range of 1,620 nautical miles (3,000 km; 1,860 mi) at a cruising speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). [3]

The primary armament of the ships consisted of a pair of BL 4-inch (102 mm) Mk VIII guns in single, unprotected pivot mounts fore and aft of the superstructure. They were also armed with two single QF 12-pounder (3-inch (76 mm)) guns, one on each broadside abreast the bridge. The destroyers were equipped with a pair of single rotating mounts for 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes amidships and carried two reload torpedoes. [5]

Construction and career

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Destroyers of the Harwich Force

Archer, the fourth ship of the name to serve in the Royal Navy, [6] was ordered under the 1910–1911 Naval Programme from Yarrow & Company. She was laid down at the company's shipyard in Scotstoun on 1 September 1910, launched on 21 October 1911 and commissioned in March 1912. [7]

From 1917 the Third Battle Squadron was deployed to the Mediterranean. Archer was present at the entry of the Allied fleet through the Dardanelles on 12 November 1918. [8] She was sold to Thos. W. Ward for scrap on 9 May 1921. [9]

Pennant numbers

Pennant Number [9] FromTo
H106 December 1914  1 September 1915
H291 September 19151 January 1918
H061 January 1918Sold 9 May 1921

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References

  1. ↑ "HMS Archer - Clydebuilt ships database". Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2008.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ Gardiner & Gray, p. 75
  3. 1 2 Friedman, p. 295
  4. ↑ March, pp. 116–117
  5. ↑ Friedman, pp. 119, 295
  6. ↑ Colledge, p. 18
  7. ↑ Friedman, p. 306
  8. ↑ S E Brooks. "The Entry of the Allied Fleet through the Dardanelles". Oxford University. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
  9. 1 2 ""Arrowsmith" List: Royal Navy WWI Destroyer Pendant Numbers" . Retrieved 3 November 2008.

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