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Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk Royal Navy Early Destroyers Old R + S Class

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Destroyer histories. Royal naval old destroyer R and S class . Destroyer website dedicated to the history of HMS Skate, HMS Sabre, HMS Saladin, HMS Sadonyx, HMS Scimitar, HMS Scout, HMS Shikari, HMS Stronghold, HMS Sturdy, HMS Tenedos, HMS Thanet and HMS Thracian from their launch to their participation in major wars also notice board for descendents of ex-crew of R and S Class destroyers.

Displacement: 905 tons.   Speed  36 Knots,  Compliment: 90   Armament: One 4in. One 3in. AA, Eight 5in. AA, 2 x 4 20mm AA, 2/4 x 1 guns.  Two 4in, One 2pdr AA guns.

HMS Simoom 26th January 1918 Sold for scrap in January 1931.
HMS Scimitar 27th February 1918 Sold for scrap in June 1947.
HMS Scotsman 30th March 1918 Sold for scrap in July 1937.
HMS Scout 27th April 1918 Sold for scrap in March 1946.
HMS Shark 9th April 1918 Sold for scrap to Wards of Inverkeithing  in  5thFebruary 1931.
HMS Sparrowhawk 14th May 1918 Sold for scrap in February 1931.
HMS Splendid 10th July 1918 Sold for scrap in January 1931.
HMS Sabre 23rd September 1918 Sold for scrap in November 1945.
HMS Saladin 17th February 1918 Sold for scrap in June 1947.
HMS Sikh 7th May 1918 Sold for scrap in July 1927.
HMS Sirdar 6th July 1918 Sold for scrap in May 1934.
HMS Somme 10th September 1918 Sold for scrap in August 1932.
HMS Success 29th June 1918 Transferred to Australia in 1919, she was eventually sold for scrapping in June 1937.
HMS Shamrock 26th August 1918 Sold for scrap in 1936 as part exchange for RMS Majestic.
HMS Shikari 14th July 1918 Sold for scrap in November 1945.
HMS Senator 2nd April 1918 She was fitted with an aircraft platform in June 1918. Sold for scrap in 1936 as part exchange for RMS Majestic.
HMS Sepoy 22nd May 1918 Sold for scrap in July 1932.
HMS Seraph 8th July 1918 Sold for scrap in May 1934.
HMS Swallow 1st August 1918 Sold for scrap in 1936 as part exchange for RMS Majestic.
HMS Swordsman 28th December 1918 Transferred to Australia in 1919, she was eventually sold for scrapping in June 1937.
HMS Steadfast 8th August 1918 Sold for scrap in July 1934.
HMS Sterling 8th October 1918 Sold for scrap in August 1932.
HMS Tribune 28th March 1918 Sold for scrap in December 1931.
HMS Trinidad 8th April 1918 Sold for scrap in March 1932.
HMS Speedy 1st June 1918 Sunk in collision, 24th September 1922.
HMS Tobago 15th July 1918

 

Mined on 12th November 1920 she was patched and towed to Malta by HMS Centurion. Repairs were deemed uneconomical and she was eventually sold broken for scrap in 1922.
HMS Torch 16th March 1918 One of seven Thornycroft Specials. Sold for scrap in November 1929.
HMS Tomahawk 11th May 1918 One of seven Thornycroft Specials. Sold for scrap in June 1928.
HMS Tryphon 22nd June 1918 One of seven Thornycroft Specials. Ran aground on 4th May 1919, she was eventually sold for scrap in September 1920.
HMS Tumult 17th September 1918 One of seven Thornycroft Specials. Sold for scrap in October 1928.
HMS Turquoise 9th November 1918 One of seven Thornycroft Specials. Sold for scrap in January 1932.
HMS Tuscan 1st March 1919 One of seven Thornycroft Specials. Sold for breaking in August 1932.
HMS Tyrian 2nd July 1919 One of seven Thornycroft Specials. Sold for scrap in February 1930.
HMS Tactician 7th August 1918 Sold for scrap in February 1931.
HMS Tara 12th October 1918 Sold for scrap in December 1931.
HMS Tasmania 22nd November 1918 Transferred to Australia in 1919, she was eventually sold for scrap in June 1937.
HMS Tattoo 28th December 1918 Transferred to Australia in 1919, she was eventually sold for scrap in January 1937.
HMS Scythe 25th April 1918 Sold for scrap in November 1931.
HMS Seabear 6th July 1918 Sold for scrap in February 1931.
HMS Seafire 10th August 1918 Sold for scrap in 1936 as part exchange for RMS Majestic.
HMS Searcher 11th September 1918 Sold for scrap in March 1938.
HMS Seawolf 2nd November 1918 Sold for scrap in February 1931.
HMS Sportive 19th September 1918 Sold for scrap in 1936 as part exchange for RMS Majestic.
HMS Stalwart 23rd October 1918 Transferred to Australia in 1919, she was eventually sold for scrap in June 1937.
HMS Tilbury 3rd June 1918 Sold for scrap in February 1931.
HMS Tintagel 9th August 1918 Sold for scrap in March 1932.
HMS Sardonyx 27th May 1918 Sold for scrap in October 1945.
HMS Stonehenge 19th March 1919 Wrecked on 6th November 1920.
HMS Stormcloud 30th May 1919 Sold for scrap in July 1934.
HMS Spear 9th November 1918 Sold for scrap in July 1926.
HMS Spindrift 30th December 1918 Sold for scrap in July 1936.
HMS Serapis 17th September 1919 Sold for scrap in January 1934.
HMS Serene 30th November 1918 Sold for scrap in 1936 as part exchange for RMS Majestic.
HMS Sesame 30th December 1918 Sold for scrap in May 1934.
HMS Strenuous 9th November 1918 Sold for scrap in August 1932.
HMS Stronghold 6th May 1919 Bombed and sunk on 4th March 1942.
HMS Sturdy 26th June 1919 Wrecked on 30th October 19140.
HMS Trojan 20th July 1918 Sold for scrap in 1936 as part exchange for RMS Majestic.
HMS Truant 18th September 1918 Sold for scrap in November 1931.
HMS Trusty 6th June 1918 Sold for scrap in 1936 as part exchange for RMS Majestic.
HMS Turbulent 29th May 1919 Sold for scrap in 1936 as part exchange for RMS Majestic.
HMS Tenedos 21st October 1918 Bombed and sunk on 5th April 1942.
HMS Thanet 5th November 1918 Bombed and sunk on 27th January 1942.
HMS Thracian 5th March 1920 She was beached at Hong Kong on 24th December 1942 where the Japanese repaired her and renamed her No.101. She was returned to the Royal Navy in September 1945 an then sold for scrap in 1947.
HMS Torbay 6th March 1918 Transferred to Canada in 1928 and renamed Champlain, she was broken up in 1937.
HMS Toreador 7th December 1918 Transferred to Canada in 1928 and renamed Vancouver, she was broken up in 1937.
HMS Tourmaline 12th April 1919 Sold for scrap in November 1931.

HMS Turquoise

HMS Turquoise and  French Sloop Oise alongside HMS Malaya at Wilhelmshaven, Jan 1920

HMS Tuscan

The Crew of HMS Tuscan in 1921.

HMS Tyrian

HMS Tyrian, 1920.

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HMS Tara

HMS Tara

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HMS Tara, 1930s.

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HMS Tattoo

HMS Tattoo, 1919.

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HMS Scimitar

HMS Scimitar, 1927.

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HMS Scimitar, July 1935.

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HMS Scimitar, 1937.

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HMS Scimitar, 1937.

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HMS Scimitar.

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HMS Scimitar, 1937.

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HMS Scimitar (H 21). 

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HMS Scimitar.

HMS Scotsman

HMS Scotsman, July 1935.

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HMS Scotsman, July 1935.

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HMS Swallow

HMS Swallow, 1930.

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HMS Swallow laying down a smoke screen, 2nd February 1923.

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HMS Swallow aground at Kanaga Island, February 1938.

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HMS Swordsman

HMS Swordsman, 1919.

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HMS Somme

HMS Somme - After Gun in Action, 19th April 1923.

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HMS Somme - Ragtime Polo Match, Prinkipo, 8th July 1923.

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HMS Success

HMS Success, 1922.

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HMS Shamrock

HMS Shamrock off Gibraltar, 1937.

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HMS Shikari

HMS Shikari.

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HMS Shikari, July 1938.

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HMS Senator

HMS Senator, 1925.

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HMS Sabre

HMS Sabre in 1939.  

HMS Sabre photos sent in by Jim Collinson.  My uncle, Stoker Ronald Field, was on HMS Sabre from July 1939 until February 1943. The pictures show Sabre in 1939 just before the start of the war, the engine room 'staff' in 1939  - my uncle is top left in the photo, and taking soldiers aboard from the mole during one of her ten trips to Dunkirk in 1940.

HMS Sabre, 1934.

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Engine room staff of HMS Sabre, 1939.  Stoker Ronald Field - top left. sent in by Jim Collinson.

HMS Sabre with soldiers on one of the ship's ten trips to Dunkirk. sent in by Jim Collinson.

HMS Saladin

HMS Saladin, July 1935.

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HMS Sikh

HMS Sikh, 1920.

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HMS Sikh, laid up, July 1927.

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HMS Scout

HMS Scout (H51) 

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HMS Scout, 1920 

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HMS Shark

HMS Shark, 1920.

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HMS Sparrowhawk

HMS Sparrowhawk entering Grand Harbour, Malta.

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HMS Sparrowhawk at the breakers, 1931.

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HMS Splendid

HMS Splendid (D11) c.1920

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HMS Sterling

HMS Sterling, 1931.

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HMS Tribune

HMS Tribune, 1924.

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HMS Tribune, 1931.

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HMS Tribune.

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HMS Speedy

HMS Speedy, 1918.

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HMS Tomahawk

HMS Tomahawk (D79) with HMS Tuscan (D80) in Malta Grand Harbour.   ?Walker Archive

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HMS Tomahawk, 1919.

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HMS Tryphon

HMS Tryphon, wrecked, 1919.

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HMS Tumult

Some of the crew from HMS Tumult.  circa 1919

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HMS Searcher

HMS Searcher, July 1935.

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HMS Searcher, laid up, January 1938.

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HMS Searcher, November 1936.

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HMS Seawolf

HMS Seawolf, 1920.

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HMS Stalwart

HMS Stalwart (c.1920)

HMS Stalwart, March 1919.

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HMS Sardonyx

HMS Sardonyx, 1935.

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HMS Sardonyx, 1935.

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HMS Stonehenge

HMS Stonehenge, 1919.

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HMS Stonehenge, 1919.

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HMS Stormcloud

HMS Stormcloud, 1923.

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HMS Stormcloud, 1923.

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HMS Stromcloud.

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HMS Serapis

HMS Serapis, 1919.

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HMS Sesame

HMS Sesame, 1934.

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HMS Strenuous

HMS Strenuous.

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HMS Stronghold

HMS Stronghold, 1934.

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HMS Stronghold, May 1935.

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HMS Stronghold, with experimental stern, May 1935.

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HMS Stronghold, 1935.

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HMS Sturdy

HMS Sturdy. 

HMS Truant

HMS Truant, 1929.

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HMS Truant, 1929.

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HMS Turbulent

HMS Turbulent, 1919.

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HMS Tenedos

HMS Tenedos, October 1934.

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HMS Tenedos, July 1935.

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HMS Thracian

HMS Thracian, 1924.

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HMS Torbay

HMCS Champlain, (ex - HMS Torbay), April 1936.

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HMCS Champlain, (ex - HMS Torbay), April 1936.

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HMCS Champlain, (ex - HMS Torbay), April 1936.

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HMS Toreador

HMS Toreador, 1918.

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Specifications for HMS Stronghold, HMS Sturdy and HMS Thracian

 

Displacement: 905 tons   Speed: 36kts    Complement: 90

Armament: Two 4 inch guns.   One 2pdr anti-aircraft gun.  Fitted for minelaying.

 

 

Specifications for HMS Skate, HMS Sabre, HMS Saladin, HMS Sradonyx, HMS Scimitar, HMS Scout, HMS Shikari, HMS Tenedos and HMS Thanet

 

Displacement: 905 tons   Speed: 36kts    Complement: 90

Armament: One 4 inch gun. One 3 inch anti-aircraft gun and either eight 0.5 inch anti-aircraft guns in fours or two 20mm anti-aircraft guns (4 in the case of Skate and Shikari).

Everything we obtain for this site is shown on the site, we do not have any more photos, crew lists or further information on any of the ships.

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