HMS Boxer (1894)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Boxer.
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Boxer |
| Builder: | Thornycroft, Chiswick |
| Laid down: | 1894 |
| Launched: | 28 November 1894 |
| Christened: | Miss Joan Thornycroft |
| Fate: | Sunk after collision, 8 February 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ardent-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 265 long tons (269 t) |
| Length: | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Propulsion: | Triple expansion steam engines Coal-fired water-tube boilers |
| Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Complement: | 53 |
| Armament: | • 1 × 12-pounder gun • 5 × 6-pounder guns • 2 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tubes |
HMS Boxer was an Ardent-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy, launched on 28 November 1894.[1]
At the launch on 28 November 1894 at Chiswick the destroyer was named by Miss Joan Thornycroft, daughter of the artist Hamo Thornycroft and niece of the yards founder John Isaac Thornycroft.[2]
She served with the Mediterranean Squadron in 1901,[3] and from 1 January 1902 was commanded by Lieutenant B. O. F. Phibbs.[4] She underwent repairs to re-tube her boilers in 1902.[5]
Boxer collided with the merchant ship SS St Patrick in the English Channel on 8 February 1918, sinking as a result.[6]
References
- ↑ "HMS Boxer". pbenyon.plus.com. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times (London). Friday, 30 November 1893. (34435), col E, p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 19 April 1901. (36433), p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 20 December 1901. (36643), p. 5.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Wednesday, 14 May 1902. (36767), p. 12.
- ↑ Gardiner and Gray 1985, p. 18.
- Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- Manning, Captain T.D (1961). The British Destroyer. Putnam and Co.
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