HMS Raider (1916)
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_IWM_SP_1347.jpg) Two R-class destroyers, sister ship Rob Roy in the foreground | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Raider |
| Builder | Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Wallsend |
| Yard number | 1007 |
| Laid down | October 1915 |
| Launched | 17 July 1916 |
| Completed | October 1916 |
| Decommissioned | 29 April 1927 |
| Fate | Sold to be broken up |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | R-class destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Installed power | 3 Yarrow boilers, 27,000 shp (20,000 kW) |
| Propulsion | Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines, 2 shafts |
| Speed | 36 kn (41.4 mph; 66.7 km/h) |
| Range | 3,450 nmi (6,390 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 82 |
| Armament |
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HMS Raider was the second of a class of sixty two R-class destroyers operated by the Royal Navy. Launched in 1916, the vessel served with the Grand Fleet during World War I. The destroyer was built as part of the preceding M-class but was equipped with geared turbines which improved efficiency and increased range. The ship was involved in anti-submarine patrols, but did not sink any German submarines. After the war, the destroyer initially moved to Harwich and was briefly stationed in Ireland after the Irish Civil War. In 1923, the Navy decided to retire the older destroyers in the fleet and, although initially spared, Raider was decommissioned and sold to be broken up in 1927.
Raider was originally ordered by the British Admiralty in May 1915 as part of the Sixth War Construction Programme as one of eighteen M-class destroyers.[1] Instead, the ship was equipped, as had sister ship Radstock, with geared steam turbines and so became the second prototype for the R-class.[2] The new engines proved to be more efficient, providing a greater range for a given quantity of fuel. Comparative trials between the destroyers Romola and Norman showed a 15% saving in fuel oil at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) and 28% at 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph).[3]
The destroyer had a length of 265 feet (80.8 m) between perpendiculars and 276 ft (84.1 m) overall, with a beam of 26 ft 8 in (8.13 m) and a mean draught of 9 ft (2.7 m). Displacement was 975 long tons (991 t) normal and 1,065 long tons (1,082 t) deep load. Power was provided by three Yarrow boilers feeding two Brown-Curtis geared steam turbines rated at 27,000 shaft horsepower (20,000 kW) and driving two shafts, to give a design speed of 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph).[4] Three funnels were fitted. A total of 296 long tons (301 t) of fuel oil was carried, giving a design range of 3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km; 3,970 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph).[5]
Armament consisted of three single QF 4 in (100 mm) Mk IV QF guns on the ship's centreline, with one on the forecastle, one aft on a raised platform and one between the central and aft funnels. A single QF 2-pounder 40 mm (1.6 in) "pom-pom" anti-aircraft gun was carried, while torpedo armament consisted of two twin rotating mounts for 21 in (533 mm) torpedoes.[4] The ship had a complement of 82 officers and ratings.[6]
