HMS Erne (1903)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Erne.
HMS Erne was a Palmer Type River Class Destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1901 – 1902 Naval Estimates. Named after the River Erne in Ireland, she was the third ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1813 for a 20-gun brig sold in 1819.
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HMS Erne | |
History | |
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Name | HMS Erne |
Ordered | 1901 – 1902 Naval Estimates |
Builder | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow |
Laid down | 3 July 1902 |
Launched | 14 January 1903 |
Commissioned | February 1904 |
Out of service | 6 February 1915 wrecked on the Scottish North Sea Coast at Rattray Head lighthouse north east of Aberdeenshire |
Stricken | Abandoned as wreck October 1915 |
Fate | Her wreck sold for £405 January 1916 to Forth Shipbreaking, Bo’ness for breaking |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Palmer Type River Class destroyer[1][2] |
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Speed | 25.5 kn (47.2 km/h) |
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Complement | 70 officers and men |
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Operations: | World War I 1914 - 1918 |
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