HMS Clio (1903)

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Clio dressed overall at Tasmania in 1905
History
Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Clio
NamesakeThe Greek muse Clio
Builder Sheerness Dockyard
Laid down11 March 1902
Launched14 March 1903
Completed1904
Fate Scrapped, 1920
General characteristics
Class and type Cadmus-class sloop
Displacement1,070 long tons (1,087 t)
Length185 ft (56.4 m)
Beam33 ft (10.1 m)
Draught11 ft 3 in (3.4 m)
Installed power1,400  ihp (1,000 kW)
Propulsion
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement150
Armament

HMS Clio was a Cadmus-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1903, saw active service in the Middle East during World War I, was briefly involved in the 1920 British Somaliland campaign and was sold at Bombay in 1920.

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Construction

Her keel was laid down at Sheerness dockyard on 11 March 1902, [1] and she was launched on 14 March 1903. [2]

Service history

Australia station

Clio started her career on the Australia Station, where she arrived in May 1904. [3] In July she made an Island trip and visited Nouméa, Suva, Tonga. The visit was in connection with the proposal of the Admiralty to examine the various reefs in the Cook and other groups, to make safe entrances for the surf boats, discharging and loading cargo. After visiting Mangain, Aitutaki, and other islands, the Clio proceeded to Tahiti. After blasting passages through the coral reefs at Savage Island and other islands she reached Auckland in September and stayed for two months in New Zealand waters. Planning to return to Sydney for Christmas, she visited Fiji again, where she stayed at the disposal of the Governor because of political problems at Tonga, to which she made some tours. In February she finally returned to Sydney. [4]

China station

After a visit to Hobart Clio left Australia in April 1905 for the China Station. [5] [2]

In 1908, the Clio transported British journalist Ernest Bethell from Chemulpo to Shanghai to serve a sentence of imprisonment for inciting Koreans to oppose Japanese rule of Korea. [6]

World War I

She re-commissioned at Hong Kong in August 1914 and was initially based at Sandakan, tasked with patrolling the Basilan Straits. [2] In late 1914 she transferred to the Middle East and was in Port Said by the beginning of January 1915. At the end of that month she moved into the Suez Canal and was active in the defence of the canal against Turkish troops. She fired on Turkish positions on 27 January and 1–3 February, receiving incoming rifle fire on the last. She was also hit by two heavier shells, but suffered no casualties. [7] [2] She formed part of the British expeditionary force in the Shatt-al-Arab in April 1915, [8] and in 1917 served in operations off Aden in March. At Dhubab on 6 May and again on 8 May at Ibn Abbas (near the island of Kamaran) landings were carried out to punish smuggling. [9] [7]

Campaign against the "Mad Mullah"

In December 1919, after commissioning at Gibraltar, she took part in the campaign against Mohammed Abdullah Hassan ("the Mad Mullah"). Sailors were landed, but by late February the campaign was complete. [10]

Fate

She was sold at Bombay on 12 November 1920 on the same day as her sister-ship Odin.

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References

  1. ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36713. London. 12 March 1902. p. 7.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "HMS Clio at Naval Database website". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
  3. ↑ A New Warship. Arrival of H.M.S. Clio. Damaged in Heavy Gales The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 May 1904
  4. ↑ Return of H.M.S. Clio The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 February 1905
  5. ↑ Departure of HMS Clio The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 April 1905
  6. ↑ North China Herald, 27 June 1908, p841
  7. 1 2 Log of HMS CLIO Royal Navy Log Books of the World War 1 Era - HMS CLIO
  8. ↑ "Naval Review Vol. III. No 4" (PDF). 1915. p. 668. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
  9. ↑ "Naval Review Vol. XIII. No 4" (PDF). 1925. pp. 663–664. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
  10. ↑ "Naval Review Vol. IX. No 4" (PDF). 1915. pp. 627–639. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
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