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<div name=fredbot:career>{{ShipCareer|fullname=H.M.S. ''Ariel'' (1897)|comm=Oct, 1898{{Conways1860|p. 94}} |fatedate=19 Apr, 1907<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ariel_(1897) Wikipedia].</ref> |order=1895-96{{Conways1860|p. 94}} |name=Ariel |launch=5 Mar, 1897{{Conways1860|p. 94}} |builder=[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 94}} |laid=23 Apr, 1896{{Conways1860|p. 94}} |fate=Wrecked |pend= |fg=white|bg=crimson}}</div name=fredbot:career> '''H.M.S. ''Ariel''''' was one of the [[Royal Navy]]'s eleven [["D" Class Destroyer (1896)|"D" class destroyers]]. ==Performance== The ship was taken out of Chatham on 9 August, 1898 for a three-hour trial. The ship drew 5 feet, 11.75 inches forward and 6 feet 11.5 inches aft. She made 29.919 knots at 199 psi boiler pressure &ndash; she had averaged 30.039 on a previous test.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence." ''The Times'' (London, England), Wednesday, Aug 10, 1898; pg. 6; Issue 35591.</ref> ==Service== In commission with the Mediterranean Fleet in December 1905 and January, 1907.{{NLDec05|p. 280}}{{NLJan07|p. 279}} The destroyer was wrecked and lost in a night attack exercise on 19 April, 1907 when she was one of five destroyers testing the defences of Malta's Grand Harbour. Searchlights on St. Elmo point and Ricasoli blinded the men on the bridge and the ship struck a breakwater. With steering lost, {{UK-Bruizer}} tried unsuccessfully to tow her to keep her clear of the rocky coast. A coxswain lost his life after he failed to be included in the evacuation over the rails that ensued.{{HepperLosses|p. 20}} Lieutenant [[Lancelot Napier Turton]] was faulted for taking unjustified risks that precipitated the calamity and he was not to be appointed to another destroyer in consequence.<ref>Turton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/100.|D7602886}} f. 111.</ref> ==Captains== Dates of appointment are provided when known. <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of H.M.S. ''Ariel''"> {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=James Rose Price Hawksley|nick=James R. P. Hawksley|appt=8 October, 1898<ref>Hawksley Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.}} f. 289.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Thomas Francis Tregoye Michell|nick=Thomas F. T. Michell|appt=4 April, 1899|end=13 June, 1899}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Charles Joseph Thaddeus Dormer, Fourteenth Baron Dormer|nick=Charles J. T. Dormer|appt=4 April, 1899|end=10 May, 1899}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Godfrey George Webster|nick=Godfrey G. Webster|appt=13 October, 1899|end=12 February, 1900}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Cyril Royds Brocklebank|nick=Henry C. R. Brocklebank|appt=1 March, 1900<ref>Brocklebank Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/390.|D7602709}} f. 431.</ref>|end=31 May, 1900<ref>Brocklebank Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/390.|D7602709}} f. 431.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Henry Cyril Royds Brocklebank|nick=Henry C. R. Brocklebank|appt=c. July, 1900<ref>Brocklebank Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/390.|D7602709}} f. 431.</ref>|end=18 September, 1900<ref>Brocklebank Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/390.|D7602709}} f. 431.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=John Paul Irven|nick=John P. Irven|appt=18 September, 1900{{NLJan01|p. 226}}|end=2 March, 1901}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Leopold George Darker Way|nick=Leopold G. D. Way|appt=22 August, 1901<ref>''Naval & Military Intelligence" The Times (London). Tuesday, 30 January 1900. (36052), p. 11.</ref>|end=|note=not noted in his service record}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Arthur Welland Lowis|nick=Arthur W. Lowis|appt=28 February, 1902<ref>Lowis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/93.|D7602879}} f. 103.</ref>|end=23 March, 1902<ref>Lowis Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/93.|D7602879}} f. 103.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank={{LieutRN}}|name=Valentine Egerton Bagot Phillimore|nick=Valentine E. B. Phillimore|appt=11 March, 1902<ref>Phillimore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/511.|D7576578}} f. 511.</ref><ref>''Naval & Military Intelligence'' The Times (London). Friday, 28 February 1902. (36703), p. 5.</ref>|end=November, 1904<ref>Phillimore Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43/511.|D7576578}} f. 511.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank={{LiCRN}}|name=Joseph Armand Shuter|nick=Joseph A. Shuter|appt=30 December, 1904<ref>Shuter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/283.|D7603068}} f. 318.</ref>|end=31 January, 1905<ref>Shuter Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/283.|D7603068}} f. 318.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Basil George Washington|nick=Basil G. Washington|appt=April, 1905<ref>Washington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/514.|D7576645}} f. 517.</ref>|end=2 October, 1905<ref>Washington Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/514.|D7576645}} f. 517.</ref>}} {{Tenure|rank={{LaCRN}}|name=Lancelot Napier Turton|nick=Lancelot N. Turton|appt=2 October, 1905<ref>Turton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/100.|D7602886}} f. 111.</ref>{{NLMar07|p. 279}}|end=19 April, 1907<ref>Turton Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/100.|D7602886}} f. 111.</ref>|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=vessel wrecked under his command}} </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> The conflict between Dormer and Michell is acknowledged. Dormer's appointment was initially to have been to {{UK-1Spitfire}}, but this was cancelled. ==See Also== {{refbegin}} {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ariel_(1897)}} {{refend}} ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} ==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} <div name=fredbot:bib></div name=fredbot:bib> {{refend}} {{Footer "D" Class Destroyer (1896)}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ariel}} {{CatShipDestroyer|UK}} {{CatShipLostAccident|UK}}

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