HMS Chelmer (1904)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Chelmer.
HMS Chelmer was a Thornycroft Type River Class destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1903–1904 Naval Estimates. Named after the River Chelmer in eastern England, north-east of London, she was the first ship to carry this name in the Royal Navy.
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HMS Chelmer at Mudros | |
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Name | HMS Chelmer |
Ordered | 1903 – 1904 Naval Estimates |
Builder | John I Tornycroft Chiswick |
Laid down | 11 December 1903 |
Launched | 8 December 1904 |
Commissioned | June 1905 |
Out of service | 1919 laid up in reserve awaiting disposal |
Honours and awards | Dardanelles 1915 - 1916 |
Fate | 30 June 1920 sold to Thos. W. Ward of Sheffield for breaking at Hayle, Cornwall |
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Class and type | Thornycroft Type River Class destroyer[1][2] |
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Speed | 25.5 kn (47.2 km/h) |
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Complement | 70 officers and men |
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Operations: | World War I 1914–1918 |
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