HMS Teviot (1903)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Teviot.
HMS Teviot was a Yarrow type River Class Destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1902 – 1903 Naval Estimates. Named after the River Teviot in southern Scotland near the border with England, she was the first ship to carry this name in the Royal Navy. She served during World War 1, primarily on anti-submarine duty in the Channel, and was sold for breaking up in 1919.
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Name | Teviot |
Ordered | 1902 – 1903 Naval Estimates |
Builder | Yarrows, Poplar |
Laid down | 18 August 1902 |
Launched | 7 November 1903 |
Commissioned | April 1904 |
Out of service | 1919 laid up in reserve awaiting disposal |
Fate | 23 June 1919 sold to Thos. W. Ward of Sheffield for breaking at Morecambe, Lancashire. |
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Class and type | Yarrow 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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