H.M.S. Ariel (1897)

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H.M.S. Ariel (1897)
Builder: Thornycroft[1]
Ordered: 1895-96[2]
Laid down: 23 Apr, 1896[3]
Launched: 5 Mar, 1897[4]
Commissioned: Oct, 1898[5]
Wrecked: 1907[6]

H.M.S. Ariel was one of eleven destroyers of the "D" class — one of the two-funnelled "30 knotters".

Service

In commission with the Mediterranean Fleet in December 1905 and January, 1907.[7][8]

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
  7. The Monthly Navy List (December, 1905), p. 280.
  8. The Navy List (January, 1907), p. 279.
  9. The Navy List (January, 1907), p. 279.

Bibliography


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