HMS Ariel (1897)

HMS Ariel was a two funnel, 30 knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1895 – 1896 Naval Estimates. Named after Shakespeare's "airy spirit", or the biblical spirit of the same name, she was the ninth ship of the name to serve in the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1897, served at Chatham and Malta, and was wrecked in a storm in 1907.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Ariel.

HMS Ariel
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Ariel
Ordered1895 – 1896 Naval Estimates
BuilderJohn I Thornycroft, Chiswick
Yard number314
Laid down23 April 1896
Launched5 March 1897
CommissionedOctober 1898
FateWrecked, 19 April 1907
General characteristics
Class and typeTwo funnel, 30 knot destroyer
Displacement
  • 270 long tons (274 t) standard
  • 352 long tons (358 t) full load
Length210 ft (64 m) o/a
Beam19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
Draught7 ft 8 in (2.34 m)
Installed power5,700 shp (4,300 kW)
Propulsion
  • 4 × Thornycroft water tube boilers
  • 2 × vertical triple-expansion steam engines
  • 2 shafts
Speed30 kn (56 km/h)
Range
  • 80 tons coal
  • 1,310 nmi (2,430 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h)
Complement65 officers and men
Armament
  • 1 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mark I L/40 gun on a P Mark I low angle mount
  • 5 × QF 6-pdr 8 cwt L/40 gun on a Mark I* low angle mount
  • 2 × single tubes for 18-inch (450 mm) torpedoes
Service record
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