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Ten of the '''30 Knotters''' built for the [[Royal Navy]] late in the 1890s had two funnels. All were built by [[John I. Thornycroft & Company]], and were re-designated as '''"D" class destroyers''' on 30 August 1912, along with the contemporary, foreign-built {{UK-Taku}}, as she also happened to have two funnels.{{Conways1906|p. 18}} Their average cost was £60,000.{{HardLying|Table 5}} In July, 1918, seven ships were still in service, four serving in the local defence force in Portsmouth, two in the Irish Sea, and one paid off in China.{{SMNLJul18|pp. 16, 17, 19, 28}} By May 1920, seven of the ships were still considered worth documenting as regards their armament,<ref name=th15>''Technical History and Index'' Vol. 4, Part 34, p. 15.</ref> though the ships were all to be broken up by the end of 1921. <div name=fredbot:ships> {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" border=2 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="margin: 0 0 1em 0.5em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;" align=center; |- ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 11 vessels |- | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> |- ! align=center | Name ! align=center | Builder ! align=center | Laid Down ! align=center | Launched ! align=center | Completed ! align=center | Fate |- align=left | {{Template:UK-Desperate}} |[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] |1 Jul, 1895 |15 Feb, 1896 |Feb, 1897 |Broken up 1920 |- align=left | {{Template:UK-1Fame}} |[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] |4 Jul, 1895 |15 Apr, 1896 |Jun, 1897 |Broken up 1921 |- align=left | {{Template:UK-Foam}} |[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] |16 Jul, 1895 |8 Oct, 1896 |Jul, 1897 |Broken up 1914 |- align=left | {{Template:UK-Mallard}} |[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] |13 Sep, 1895 |19 Nov, 1896 |Oct, 1897 |Broken up 1920 |- align=left | {{Template:UK-Angler}} |[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] |21 Feb, 1896 |2 Feb, 1897 |Jul, 1898 |Broken up 1920 |- align=left | {{Template:UK-1Ariel}} |[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] |23 Apr, 1896 |5 Mar, 1897 |Oct, 1898 |Wrecked 1907 |- align=left | {{Template:UK-Coquette}} |[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] |8 Jun, 1896 |25 Nov, 1897 |Nov, 1899 |Mined 7 Mar, 1916 |- align=left | {{Template:UK-Cynthia}} |[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] |16 Jul, 1896 |8 Jan, 1898 |Jun, 1899 |Broken up 1920 |- align=left | {{Template:UK-1Cygnet}} |[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] |25 Sep, 1896 |3 Sep, 1898 |Feb, 1900 |Broken up 1920 |- align=left | {{Template:UK-Stag}} |[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] |16 Apr, 1898 |18 Nov, 1899 |Sep, 1900 |Broken up 1921 |- align=left | {{Template:UK-Taku}} |[[Schichau-Werke]] | |1898 | | 25 Oct, 1916 |} </div name=fredbot:ships> ==Guns== As had been done since the [["B" Class Destroyer (1895)|"B" class]], the "D" class ships mounted: * One 12-pdr 12 cwt on a P. I mounting. The gun recoiled 12 inches and the mounting and its sights were capable of 30 degree elevations (9500 yards).<ref name=th15/> * Five Q.F. 6-pdr on Mark I* mountings recoiling 5 inches. The mounting could elevate 30 degrees, but the sight only 25 degrees (4000 yards). By 1920, two 6-pdrs had been removed.<ref name=cw93>''Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1860-1905'', p. 93.</ref> <ref name=th15/> In late-1913, the 12-pdr mountings were equipped with percussion firing gear.{{AWO1913|430 of 1 Aug, 1913}} By 1920, those remaining had also been fitted with a Q.F. 6-pdr on Mark IV H.A. mounting.<ref name=th15/> ==Torpedoes== Two 18-in single torpedo tubes on the centre line. In 1905-06, it was decreed that all ships but {{UK-1Fame}} and {{UK-Foam}} were to have their 10 cubic foot air compressors replaced by 20 cubic foot models to be able to pump to 2,500 psi. In 1906-07, {{UK-1Fame}} and {{UK-Foam}} were to receive theirs.{{ARTS1904|p. 75}} From 1907, the decision was made to standardise the "A" through "D"s with torpedoes set for short range, allotting them the Mark IV S.R..{{ARTS1907|p. 32}} ==Other Weapons== ==Searchlights== ==Fire Control== The ''Technical History and Index'' indicates that destroyers prior to the [[Acorn Class Destroyer (1910)|''Acorn'' class]] relied on a visual system for transmitting fire control information.{{UKTHVol4Part34|pp. 15-16}} By mid-1918, these destroyers were among several earlier classes for which "alarm circuits" were to be fitted.{{ARTS1917|p. 232}} ==Torpedo Control== ==See Also== {{WP|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_class_destroyer_(1913)}} ==Footnotes== {{reflist}} ==Bibliography== {{refbegin}} *{{Conways1860}} *{{LyonFirstDestroyers}} *{{March}} *{{UKTHVol4Part34}} {{refend}} {{Footer "D" Class Destroyer (1896)}} {{DEFAULTSORT:D}} {{CatClassDestroyer|UK}} <!-- data nat=UK cat=Destroyer type=destroyer chain=Destroyers {ship name=Desperate pend=P.50 (1914)<br>D.40 (Sep 1915)<br>D.26 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 58}} builder=[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 93}} order=1894-95{{Conways1860|p. 93}} laid=1 7 95{{Conways1860|p. 93}} launch=15 2 1896{{Conways1860|p. 93}} comm=Feb 97{{Conways1860|p. 93}} fate=Broken up fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 93}} } {ship name=Fame pend=D.41 (Sep 1915)<br>D.37 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 58}} builder=" order=" laid=4 7 95{{Conways1860|p. 93}} launch=15 4 1896{{Conways1860|p. 93}} comm=Jun 97{{Conways1860|p. 93}} fate=Broken up fatedate=1921{{Conways1860|p. 93}} } {ship name=Foam pend= builder=" order=" laid=16 7 95{{Conways1860|p. 93}} launch=8 10 1896{{Conways1860|p. 93}} comm=Jul 97{{Conways1860|p. 93}} fate=Broken up fatedate=1914{{Conways1860|p. 93}} } {ship name=Mallard pend=P.08 (Feb 1914){{AWO1914|909 of 27 Feb, 1914}}<br>D.26 (1914)<br>D.42 (Sep 1915)<br>D.55 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 58}} builder=" order=" laid=13 9 95{{Conways1860|p. 93}} launch=19 11 1896{{Conways1860|p. 93}} comm=Oct 97{{Conways1860|p. 93}} fate=Broken up fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 93}} } {ship name=Angler pend=P.25 (1914)<br>D.36 (Sep 1915)<br>D.04 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 58}} builder=[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 94}} order=1895-96{{Conways1860|p. 94}} laid=21 2 96{{Conways1860|p. 94}} launch=2 2 1897{{Conways1860|p. 94}} comm=Jul 98{{Conways1860|p. 94}} fate=Broken up fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 94}} } {ship name=Ariel pend= builder=" order=" laid=23 4 96{{Conways1860|p. 94}} launch=5 3 1897{{Conways1860|p. 94}} comm=Oct 98{{Conways1860|p. 94}} fate=Wrecked fatedate=1907{{Conways1860|p. 94}} } {ship name=Coquette pend=N.21(1914)<br>D.37 (Sep 1915){{DittColl|p. 58}} builder=[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 95}} order=1896-97{{Conways1860|p. 95}} laid=8 6 96{{Conways1860|p. 95}} launch=25 11 1897{{Conways1860|p. 95}} comm=Nov 99{{Conways1860|p. 95}} fate=Mined fate2=off East Coast fatedate=7 3 1916{{DittColl|p. 58}} } {ship name=Cynthia pend=N.09 (1914)<br>D.39 (Sep 1915)<br>D.23 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 58}} builder=" order=" laid=16 7 96{{Conways1860|p. 95}} launch=8 1 1898{{Conways1860|p. 95}} comm=Jun 99{{Conways1860|p. 95}} fate=Broken up fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 95}} } {ship name=Cygnet pend=N.49 (1914)<br>D.38 (Sep 1915)<br>D.22 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 58}} builder=" order=" laid=25 9 96{{Conways1860|p. 95}} launch=3 9 98{{Conways1860|p. 95}} comm=Feb 1900{{Conways1860|p. 95}} fate=Broken up fatedate=1920{{Conways1860|p. 95}} } {ship name=Stag pend=P.06 (Feb 1914){{AWO1914|909 of 27 Feb, 1914}}P.34 (1914)<br>D.43 (Sep 1915)<br>D.78 (Jan 1918){{DittColl|p. 58}} builder=[[John I. Thornycroft & Company]]{{Conways1860|p. 96}} order=1897-98{{Conways1860|p. 95}} laid=16 4 98{{Conways1860|p. 95}} launch=18 11 99{{Conways1860|p. 95}} comm=Sep 1900{{Conways1860|p. 95}} fate=Broken up fatedate=1921{{Conways1860|p. 95}} } {ship name=Taku builder=[[Schichau-Werke]]{{Conways1860|p. 99}} order=Captured<br>17 Jun 1900{{Conways1860|p. 99}} launch=1898{{Conways1860|p. 99}} fatedate=25 10 1916{{Conways1860|p. 99}} fate2=Broken up 1916 } data -->

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