HMS Teazer (1917)

HMS Teazer was an R-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy during World War I. The destroyer was launched in April 1917 and, on trial, proved to be one of the fastest afloat, exceeding 40 knots (46 mph; 74 km/h). Attached to the Harwich Force, the ship had an uneventful wartime career. After the war, Teazer was kept in reserve until being sold to be scrapped in 1931.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Teazer.
HMS Teazer
History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Teazer
Ordered: December 1915
Builder: Thornycroft
Laid down: March 1916
Launched: 21 April 1917
Commissioned: July 1917
Fate: Sold 6 February 1931
General characteristics
Class and type: R-class destroyer
Displacement: 1,035 long tons (1,052 t) standard 1,208 long tons (1,227 t) full
Length: 274 ft 3 in (83.6 m)
Beam: 27 ft (324.0 in)
Draught: 11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion:
Speed: 35 knots (40 mph; 65 km/h)
Range: 3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement: 82
Armament:

Design and development
Main article: R-class destroyer

Teazer was one of two R-class destroyers ordered by the British Admiralty from Thornycroft in December 1915 as part of the Seventh War Construction Programme alongside Taurus.[1] The name had been used by the Royal Navy for warships since 1794, most recently for a Conflict-class destroyer.[2]

The ship had an overall length of 274 feet 3 inches (83.59 m) and was 265 feet (81 m) between perpendiculars.[3] Beam was 27 ft (324.0 in) and draught 11 ft (3.4 m).[1] Displacement was 1,035 long tons (1,052 t) normal and 1,208 long tons (1,227 t) full load.[4] Three Yarrow boilers fed steam to two sets of Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines rated at 29,000 shaft horsepower (22,000 kW) and driving two shafts, giving a design speed of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph), although Teazer achieved a class-leading speed of 40.22 knots (74.49 km/h; 46.28 mph) during trials.[5] Three funnels were fitted, the centre one larger in diameter than the others. 296 tons of oil were carried, giving a design range of 3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph).[6] The vessel had a complement of 82 officers and ratings.[4]

Armament consisted of three QF 4in Mk IV guns on the ship's centreline. One was mounted on the forecastle, one aft and one between the second and third funnels.[4] The ship also mounted a single 2-pounder (40 mm) pom-pom anti-aircraft gun for air defence and four 21 in (533 mm) torpedoes in two twin rotating mounts.[3] Fire control included a single Dumaresq and a Vickers range clock.[7]

Construction and service

Laid down in March 1916, the vessel was launched on 21 April 1917.[1] Teazer was commissioned in July 1917 and joined the Harwich Force, serving as part of the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla during the war.[8]

After the war, the destroyer remained with the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla.[9] Recommissioned on 16 October 1919 and transferred to Devonport, the vessel was reduced to reserve on 11 August 1920.[10][11] Teazer was retired following the signing of the London Naval Treaty which limited total destroyer tonnage in the Navy.[12] The vessel was sold on 6 February 1931 to Cashmore of Newport and scrapped.[13]

Pennant numbers
Pennant Number Date
F71January 1917[14]
F71January 1918[14]

References

Citations
  1. Parkes & Prendegast 1919, p. 107.
  2. Manning & Walker 1959, p. 435.
  3. Moore 1990, p. 70.
  4. Gardiner & Gray 1985, p. 81.
  5. "Thornycroft "R" Class". The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect. 43: 71. 1921.
  6. Friedman 2009, p. 310.
  7. "Fire Control in H.M. Ships". The Technical History and Index: Alteration in Armaments of H.M. Ships during the War. 3 (23): 31. 1919.
  8. "Harwich Force". Supplement to the Navy List Showing Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officers' Commands &c.: 13. January 1918. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  9. "Harwich Force". Supplement to the Navy List Showing Organisation of the Fleet, Flag Officers' Commands &c.: 13. January 1919. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  10. "Teazer". The Navy List: 871. April 1920. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  11. "Teazer". The Navy List: 871. January 1921. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  12. Friedman 2009, p. 211.
  13. Colledge & Warlow 2006, p. 398.
  14. Dittmar & Colledge 1972, p. 71.

Bibliography
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  • Dittmar, F.J.; Colledge, J.J. (1972). British Warships 1914–1919. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-71100-380-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the First World War. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 978-0-85177-245-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Manning, Thomas Davys & Walker, Charles Frederick (1959). British Warship Names. London: Putnam.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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