HMS Arun (1903)

	HMS Arun
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Arun
Namesake	River Arun
Ordered	1902–1903 Naval Estimates
Builder	Cammell Laird, Birkenhead
Laid down	27 August 1902
Launched	29 April 1903
Commissioned	February 1904
Out of service	Laid up in reserve, 1919
Fate	Sold to Thos. W. Ward of Sheffield on 30 June 1920 for breaking at Hale, North Cornwall
General characteristics
Class and type	Laird Type River-class destroyer
Displacement	550 long tons (559 t) standard; 625 long tons (635 t) full load;
Length	226 ft 6 in (69.04 m) o/a
Beam	23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
Draught	7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
Propulsion	4 × Yarrow type water tube boiler; 2 × Vertical Triple Expansion (VTE) steam engines driving 2 shafts producing 7,000 shp (5,200 kW) (average);
Speed	25.5 kn (47.2 km/h)
Range	140 tons coal; 1,870 nmi (3,460 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h);
Complement	70 officers and men
Armament	1 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mark I, mounting P Mark I; 3 × QF 12-pounder 8 cwt, mounting G Mark I (Added in 1906); 5 × QF 6-pounder 8 cwt (removed in 1906); 2 × single tubes for 18-inch (450mm) torpedoes;
Service record
Part of:	East Coast Destroyer Flotilla (1905); 3rd Destroyer Flotilla (Apr 1909); 5th Destroyer Flotilla (1912); Assigned E class (Aug 1912-Oct 1913); 9th Destroyer Flotilla (1914); 5th Destroyer Flotilla (Aug 1915);
Operations:	World War I (1914-1918)

HMS Arun was a Laird Type River-class destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1902–1903 Naval Estimates. Named after the River Arun in southern England she was the first ship to carry this name in the Royal Navy.

^ Jane, Fred T. (1969) [1905]. Jane's Fighting Ships 1905/6. New York: first published by Sampson Low Marston, London 1905, Reprinted ARCO Publishing Company. p. 75.
^ Jane, Fred T. (1990) [1919]. Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I. Jane’s Publishing. p. 76. ISBN 1-85170-378-0.

[1] Jane, Fred T. (1969) [1905]. Jane's Fighting Ships 1905/6. New York: first published by Sampson Low Marston, London 1905, Reprinted ARCO Publishing Company. p. 75.

[2] Jane, Fred T. (1990) [1919]. Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I. Jane’s Publishing. p. 76. ISBN 1-85170-378-0.

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History
HMS Arun
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Arun
Namesake	River Arun
Ordered	1902–1903 Naval Estimates
Builder	Cammell Laird, Birkenhead
Laid down	27 August 1902
Launched	29 April 1903
Commissioned	February 1904
Out of service	Laid up in reserve, 1919
Fate	Sold to Thos. W. Ward of Sheffield on 30 June 1920 for breaking at Hale, North Cornwall
General characteristics
Class and type	Laird Type River-class destroyer^[1]^[2]
Displacement	550 long tons (559 t) standard 625 long tons (635 t) full load
Length	226 ft 6 in (69.04 m) o/a
Beam	23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
Draught	7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
Propulsion	4 × Yarrow type water tube boiler 2 × Vertical Triple Expansion (VTE) steam engines driving 2 shafts producing 7,000 shp (5,200 kW) (average)
Speed	25.5 kn (47.2 km/h)
Range	140 tons coal 1,870 nmi (3,460 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h)
Complement	70 officers and men
Armament	1 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mark I, mounting P Mark I 3 × QF 12-pounder 8 cwt, mounting G Mark I (Added in 1906) 5 × QF 6-pounder 8 cwt (removed in 1906) 2 × single tubes for 18-inch (450mm) torpedoes
Service record
Part of:	East Coast Destroyer Flotilla (1905) 3rd Destroyer Flotilla (Apr 1909) 5th Destroyer Flotilla (1912) Assigned E class (Aug 1912-Oct 1913) 9th Destroyer Flotilla (1914) 5th Destroyer Flotilla (Aug 1915)
Operations:	World War I (1914-1918)