HMS Dasher (1894)

History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Dasher
Builder: Yarrow Shipbuilders, Poplar, London
Laid down: December 1893
Launched: 28 November 1894
Completed: March 1896
Fate: Sold for Scrapping, 14 May 1912
General characteristics
Class and type: Charger-class destroyer
Displacement: 255 long tons (259 t)
Length: 195 ft (59 m)
Beam: 18.5 ft (5.6 m)
Draught: 7.25 ft (2.2 m)
Propulsion:
Speed: 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Armament:

HMS Dasher was a Charger-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. She was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders in 1895, served in home waters and was sold in 1911.

In March 1901 she was commissioned at Chatham Dockyard to take place in the Medway Instructional Flotilla.[1] Early in the morning of April 15, 1901 the Chatham Flotilla left Portsmouth for Devonport. In heavy weather Cynthia had to stop to recover her cables, and then while trying to recover her position in front of Dasher, she smashed into the latter's port side creating a hole below waterline and damaging steering gear. Dasher was able to reach Swanage Bay where the destroyer was cleared of water and was then able to proceed to Portsmouth at 8 knots on April 17. After arrival at Portsmouth, Dasher was ordered back to Chatham where she was docked and put out of commission. Cynthia was badly damaged in the collision too, and had to be put into Kimmeridge for repairs.[2] Dasher was re-commissioned by Lieutenant Harry Charles John Roberts West on 17 January 1902, still in the Medway flotilla,[3] but two months later was transferred to the Devonport instructional flotilla,[4] under the command of Lieutenant John Gilbert de Odingsells Coke from 18 March 1902.[5] She took part in the fleet review held at Spithead on 16 August 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII.[6]

On February 1, 1909 Dasher ran aground on South Shoebury Sands, but was able to refloat herself and proceeded into Sheerness under her own power.[7][8]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Naval and Military intelligence". The Times (36392). London. 2 March 1901. p. 9.
  2. ↑ Information from Abroad: General Information Series (July 1901). Washington, DC: Government Publishing Service. 1901. p. 167.
  3. ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36667). London. 17 January 1902. p. 9.
  4. ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36713). London. 12 March 1902. p. 7.
  5. ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36720). London. 20 March 1902. p. 10.
  6. ↑ "Naval Review at Spithead". The Times (36847). London. 15 August 1902. p. 5.
  7. ↑ "Wrecks, Casualties, Etc". London Standard. 2 February 1909. p. 3.
  8. ↑ "Wrecks, Casualties, Etc". London Standard. 3 February 1909. p. 3.

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, T.D. (1961). The British Destroyer. Putnam and Co.



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