R-class destroyer

The first R class were a class of 62 destroyers built between 1916 and 1917 for the Royal Navy. They were an improvement, specifically in the area of fuel economy, of the earlier Admiralty M-class destroyers. The most important difference was that the Admiralty R class had two shafts and geared turbines, compared with the three shafts and direct turbines of the Admiralty M class, but in appearance the R class could be distinguished from its predecessors by having the after 4-inch gun mounted in a bandstand. The Admiralty ordered the first two of this class of ships in May 1915. Another seventeen were ordered in July 1915, a further eight in December 1915, and a final twenty-three in March 1916.

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HMS Radiant, HMS Recruit, HMS Redgauntlet, HMS Redoubt, HMS Restless, HMS Retriever, HMS Rigorous, HMS Rob Roy, HMS Rocket, HMS Romola, HMS Rosalind, HMS Rowena, HMS Sable, HMS Salmon, HMS Satyr, HMS Sceptre, HMS Setter, HMS Skate, HMS Skilful, HMS Sorceress, HMS Springbok, HMS Starfish, HMS Stork, HMS Sturgeon, HMS Sylph, HMS Tancred, HMS Tarpon, HMS Taurus, HMS Teazer, HMS Telemachus, HMS Tempest, HMS Tenacious, HMS Tetrarch, HMS Thisbe, HMS Thruster, HMS Tirade, HMS Tormentor, HMS Tornado, HMS Torrent, HMS Torrid, HMS Tower, HMS Trenchant, HMS Tristram, HMS Ulster, HMS Ulysses, HMS Undine, HMS Urchin, HMS Ursa, HMS Ursula, Yarrow, 

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  Yarrow R-class destroyer ⓘ
  1916 subclass of British M-class destroyers

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  HMS Radstock ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Raider ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Recruit ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Redgauntlet ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Redoubt ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Restless ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Retriever ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Rigorous ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Rob Roy ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Rocket ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Rosalind ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Rowena ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Sable ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Salmon ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Sarpedon ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Satyr ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Sharpshooter ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Simoom ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Skilful ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Springbok ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Stork ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Sturgeon ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Sylph ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Tancred ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Tarpon ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Taurus ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Teazer ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Telemachus ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Tempest ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Tenacious ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Thisbe ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Tirade ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Tornado ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Torrent ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Torrid ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Trenchant ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Tristram ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Ulster ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Umpire ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Undine ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Urchin ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Ursa ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Radiant ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Romola ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Setter ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Sorceress ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Starfish ⓘ
  1916 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Sceptre ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Skate ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Thruster ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Tower ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Ursula ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Tetrarch ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Tormentor ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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  HMS Ulysses ⓘ
  1917 R-class destroyer

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1916 — 1947 R-class destroyer

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1916 HMS Radiant

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1916 HMS Romola

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1916 HMS Setter

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1916 HMS Sorceress

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1916 HMS Starfish

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1917 HMS Sceptre

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1917 HMS Skate

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1917 HMS Thruster

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1917 HMS Tower

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1917 HMS Ursula

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1917 — 1934 HMS Tetrarch

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HMS Rob Roy (1916) IWM SP 1347

Collections of the Imperial War Museum Q20426

The Royal Navy on the Home Front, 1914-1918 Q18853

Collections of the Imperial War Museum Q20421

QF 4 inch Mk IV gun HMS Satyr WWI IWM SP 1497

HMS Torrid (1917) IWM SP 1510

Beef Run Sinking of 3 Destroyers December 23 1917

HMS SIMOOM 1916

Le destroyer britannique Ursula à Calais le 28 mai 1928, transportant le prince George

Launch party of HMS Thisbe (15841029536)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	watercraft	1916	Yarrow R-class destroyer	R-class destroyer	Wikidata
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object	watercraft		HMS Radstock	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Raider	destroyer, R-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Recruit	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Redgauntlet	destroyer, R-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Redoubt	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Restless	destroyer, R-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Retriever	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Rigorous	destroyer, R-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Rob Roy	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Rocket	destroyer, R-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Rosalind	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Rowena	destroyer, R-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Sable	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Salmon	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Sarpedon	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Satyr	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Sharpshooter	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Simoom	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Skilful	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Springbok	destroyer, R-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Stork	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Sturgeon	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Sylph	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Tancred	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Tarpon	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Taurus	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Teazer	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Telemachus	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Tempest	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Tenacious	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Thisbe	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Tirade	destroyer, R-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Tornado	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Torrent	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Torrid	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Trenchant	destroyer, R-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Tristram	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Ulster	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Umpire	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Undine	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Urchin	destroyer, R-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Ursa	destroyer, R-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1916	HMS Radiant	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1916	HMS Romola	destroyer, R-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1916	HMS Setter	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1916	HMS Sorceress	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1916	HMS Starfish	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1917	HMS Sceptre	destroyer, R-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1917	HMS Skate	destroyer, R-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1917	HMS Thruster	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1917	HMS Tower	destroyer, R-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1917	HMS Ursula	destroyer, R-class destroyer	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1917	HMS Tetrarch	R-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1917	HMS Tormentor	R-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1917	HMS Ulysses	R-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		HMS Rob Roy (1916) IWM SP 1347		Commons
commons	image		Collections of the Imperial War Museum Q20426		Commons
commons	image		The Royal Navy on the Home Front, 1914-1918 Q18853		Commons
commons	image		Collections of the Imperial War Museum Q20421		Commons
commons	image		QF 4 inch Mk IV gun HMS Satyr WWI IWM SP 1497		Commons
commons	image		HMS Torrid (1917) IWM SP 1510		Commons
commons	image		Beef Run Sinking of 3 Destroyers December 23 1917		Commons
commons	image		HMS SIMOOM 1916		Commons
commons	image		Le destroyer britannique Ursula à Calais le 28 mai 1928, transportant le prince George		Commons
commons	image		Launch party of HMS Thisbe (15841029536)		Commons