 Archer | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Archer |
| Builder | Yarrow & Company,Scotstoun |
| Yard number | 1296[1] |
| Laid down | 1 September 1910 |
| Launched | 21 October 1911 |
| Commissioned | March 1912 |
| Fate | Sold forscrap, May 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Acheron-classdestroyer |
| Displacement | 775long tons (787 t) |
| Length | 246 ft 2 in (75 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft 8 in (7.8 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft 9 in (2.7 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 1steam turbine |
| Speed | 28knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range | 1,620 nmi (3,000 km; 1,860 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 70 |
| Armament |
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HMSArcher was one of 20Acheron-classdestroyers built for theRoyal Navy in the 1910s. She was one of the twoYarrow Specials with which the builder was given more freedom in an effort to increase speeds beyond the rest of the class. Completed in 1912 the ship served during theFirst World War and was sold in 1921.
TheAcheron class was a repeat of the precedingAcorn class, although theAdmiralty allowed three builders, including Yarrow, more freedom to modify the design of two of their ships apiece in hopes that they might be able to improve upon the speeds previously attained.[2] The Yarrow Specials had anoverall length of 246 feet 2 inches (75 m), abeam of 25 feet 8 inches (7.8 m), and a deepdraught of 8 feet 9 inches (2.7 m). The shipsdisplaced 775long tons (787 t) atdeep load and their crew numbered 70 officers andratings.[3]
Archer was powered by a single Brown-Curtissteam turbine that drove twopropeller shafts using steam provided by threeYarrow boilers. The engines developed a total of 16,000shaft horsepower (12,000 kW) and were designed for a speed of 28knots (52 km/h; 32 mph). The ship reached a speed of 30.3 knots (56.1 km/h; 34.9 mph) from 18,537 shp (13,823 kW) during hersea trials.[4] TheAcherons had a range of 1,620nautical miles (3,000 km; 1,860 mi) at a cruising speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).[3]
The primary armament of the ships consisted of a pair ofBL 4-inch (102 mm) Mk VIII guns in single, unprotectedpivot mounts fore and aft of thesuperstructure. They were also armed with two singleQF 12-pounder (3-inch (76 mm)) guns, one on eachbroadside abreast thebridge. The destroyers were equipped with a pair of single rotating mounts for21-inch (533 mm)torpedo tubesamidships and carried two reload torpedoes.[5]
Archer, the fourth ship of the name to serve in the Royal Navy,[6] was ordered under the 1910–1911 Naval Programme from Yarrow & Company. She waslaid down at the company'sshipyard inScotstoun on 1 September 1910,launched on 21 October 1911 andcommissioned in March 1912.[7]
From 1917 the Third Battle Squadron was deployed to the Mediterranean.Archer was present at the entry of the Allied fleet through the Dardanelles on 12 November 1918.[8] She was sold toThos. W. Ward for scrap on 9 May 1921.[9]
| Pennant Number[9] | From | To |
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| H10 | 6 December 1914 | 1 September 1915 |
| H29 | 1 September 1915 | 1 January 1918 |
| H06 | 1 January 1918 | Sold 9 May 1921 |
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