La HMS Teviot era un Destroyer River Class di tipo Yarrow ordinato dalla Royal Navy secondo le stime Navali del 1902 – 1903. Prende il nome dall'acqua Teviot (fiume) nel sud della Scozia, vicino al confine con l'Inghilterra, fu la prima nave a portare questo nome nella Royal Navy. Prestò servizio durante la guerra mondiale del 1, principalmente in servizio anti-sottomarino nel canale, e fu venduta per la sua disgressione nel 1919.
6558 x 4036 px | 55,5 x 34,2 cm | 21,9 x 13,5 inches | 300dpi
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7 luglio 2011
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She was laid down on 18 August 1902 at the Yarrow shipyard at Poplar and launched on 7 November 1903. Her build was completed in April 1904. Pre-War After commissioning she was assigned to the East Coast Destroyer Flotilla of the 1st Fleet and based at Harwich. On 7 August 1907 Teviot collided with the destroyer Kestrel, badly damaging Kestrel, which had her bow cut off in the collision. In April 1909 she was assigned to the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla of the 1st Fleet on its formation at Harwich. She remained until displaced by a Basilisk Class destroyer by May 1912. She was assigned to the 5th Destroyer Flotilla in the 2nd Fleet with a nucleus crew. On 30 August 1912 the Admiralty directed all destroyers were to be grouped into classes designated by letters, with the River-class becoming known as the E-Class. The class letters were painted on the hull below the bridge area and on one of the funnels. World War I In early 1914 after being displaced by G Class destroyers she was assigned to the 9th Destroyer Flotilla based at Chatham tendered to the depot ship St George. The 9th Flotilla was a Patrol Flotilla tasked with anti-submarine and counter mining patrols in the Firth of Forth area. By September 1914, she was deployed to Portsmouth and the Dover Patrol. Here she provided anti-submarine, counter mining patrols and defended the Dover Barrage. In August 1915 with the amalgamation of the 7th and 9th Flotillas, she was assigned to the 1st Destroyer Flotilla when it was redeployed to Portsmouth in November 1916. She was equipped with depth charges for employment in anti-submarine patrols, escorting of merchant ships and defending the Dover Barrage. In the spring of 1917 as the convoy system was being introduced the 1st Flotilla was employed in convoy escort duties for the English Channel for the remainder of the war. Disposition In 1919 she was paid off. On 23 June 1919 she was sold to Thos. W. Ward of Sheffield for breaking at Morecombe
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