HMS Bruizer (1895)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Bruizer |
| Builder: | Thornycroft, Chiswick |
| Launched: | 27 February 1895 |
| Christened: | Miss Kathleen Barnaby |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 26 May 1914 |
| 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 Bruizer was an Ardent-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched on 27 February 1895 by John Thornycroft at Chiswick,[1] and was sold on 26 May 1914.[2]
Service history
At the launch at Chiswick on 27 February 1895 the naming ceremony was performed by Miss Kathleen Barnaby, the daughter of the S.W. Barnaby the naval architect.[3]
She served with the Mediterranean Squadron in 1901,[4] and also in April 1902 when she took part in gunnery and tactical exercises.[5]
She was sold for breaking for scrap to John Cashmore Ltd in 1914.[6]
References
- ↑ The Times (London), Thursday, February 28, 1895, p.4
- ↑ "HMS Bruizer". pbenyon.plus.com. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times (London). Thursday, 28 February 1895. (34512), col B, p. 4.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 19 April 1901. (36433), p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Thursday, 17 April 1902. (36744), p. 7.
- ↑ Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
Publications
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Manning, Captain T.D. (1961). The British Destroyer. Putnam and Co.
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