HMS Ribble (1904)

HMS Ribble was a Yarrow-type River-class destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1901 – 1902 Naval Estimates. Named after the River Ribble in northern England, she was the first ship to carry this name in the Royal Navy.

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

HMS Teviot, sister-ship to Ribble
History
United Kingdom
NameRibble
Ordered1901 – 1902 Naval Estimates
BuilderYarrows, Poplar
Laid down4 July 1902
Launched19 March 1904
CommissionedJune 1904
Out of service1919
Honours and
awards		Dardanelles 1915 - 1916
FateSold for breaking, 29 July 1920
General characteristics
Class and typeYarrow-type River-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 590 long tons (599 t) standard
  • 660 long tons (671 t) full load
Length231 ft 4 in (70.51 m) o/a
Beam23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Draught7 ft 2.5 in (2.197 m)
Installed power7,000 shp (5,200 kW)
Propulsion
  • 4 × Yarrow type water tube boilers
  • 2 × vertical triple-expansion steam engines
  • 2 shafts
Speed25.5 kn (47.2 km/h)
Range
  • 130 tons coal
  • 1,620 nmi (3,000 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h)
Complement70 officers and men
Armament
  • 1 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mark I, mounting P Mark I
  • 3 × QF 12-pounder 8 cwt, mounting G Mark I (added in 1906)
  • 5 × QF 6-pounder 8 cwt (removed in 1906)
  • 2 × single tubes for 18-inch (450 mm) torpedoes
Service record
Part of:
  • East Coast Destroyer Flotilla - 1905
  • China Station - 1910
  • Assigned E Class - Aug 1912 - Oct 1913
  • 5th Destroyer Flotilla - December 1914
Operations: World War I 1914 - 1918
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