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Jed H.M.S. Jed (1904) H.M.S. Jed was one of 36 destroyers of the "River" class. Lieutenant in Command Edmond M. Bowly, 16 September, 1915 [28] – 21 November, 1916
Name
HMS Jed
John I. Thornycroft & Company, commonly referred to as Thornycroft was a British shipbuilding firm that entered the field in 1866. They excelled at constructing destroyers, and their "specials" (special designs to wring every last ounce of capability from the vessel) often helped advance the mark for other manufacturers. First World War In July 1914, she was on the China Station, based at Hong Kong, tendered to HMS Triumph . [4] She deployed with the China Squadron to Qingdao to blockade the German base. On 24 November 1914, after the Japanese declaration of war, she returned to Hong Kong. [5] With the fall of Qingdao and the sinking of the SMS Emden , she was redeployed to the 5th Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean Fleet in November 1914, accompanying HMS Triumph , to support the Dardanelles campaign. On 18 March 1915, in conjunction with HMS Chelmer and HMS Colne , she assisted with the rescue of the crew of the battleship HMS Ocean after she struck a mine in the Dardanelles. [6] She arrived at Skyros on 14 April 1915 with HMS Wear and HMS Kennet . Upon the arrival of the transports on 16 April, the three
Ordered
1903 – 1904 Naval Estimates John I. Thornycroft & Company
Builder
Laid down Launched
27 February 1903 16 February 1904 10 January 1905
Commissioned Out of service
1919 laid up in reserve awaiting disposal
Honours
Dardanelles 1915 - 1916
Fate
30 June 1920 sold to Thos. W. Ward of Sheffield for breaking at Preston, Lancashire Thornycroft Type River Class destroyer [1][2]
Class & type Displacement
550 long tons (559 t) standard 615 long tons (625 t) full load 225 ft 9 in (68.81 m) o/a 23 ft 10.5 in (7.277 m) Beam 8 ft (2.4 m) Draught
Propulsion
4 × Thornycroft water tube boiler 2 × Vertical Triple Expansion (VTE) steam engines driving 2 shafts producing 7,000 shp (5,200 kW) (average)
Speed Range
25.5 kn (47.2 km/h)
127 tons coal 1,695 nmi (3,139 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h)
Complement
70 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 (450mm) torpedoes
Part of
East Coast Destroyer Flotilla - 1904 China Station – 1909/10 5th Destroyer Flotilla – Dec 1914
Operations
First World War 1914 - 1918
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Maggie Marriott
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