HMAS Torrens (D67)

	HMAS Torrens
History
Australia
Namesake	The River Torrens
Builder	Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company
Laid down	25 January 1913
Launched	28 August 1915
Commissioned	3 July 1916
Decommissioned	19 July 1920 (to reserve)
Reclassified	Training ship (1920–1925)
Honours and; awards	Battle honour:; Adriatic 1917–18;
Fate	Sunk as target 24 November 1930
General characteristics
Class and type	River-class torpedo-boat destroyer
Displacement	750 tons
Length	250 ft 9 in (76.43 m) length overall; 243 ft (74 m) between perpendiculars;
Beam	24 ft 3.625 in (7.40728 m)
Propulsion	3 × Yarrow boilers, Parsons turbines, 10,000 shp (7,500 kW), 3 shafts
Speed	26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range	2,690 nautical miles (4,980 km; 3,100 mi) at 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Complement	5 officers, 67 sailors
Armament	1 × BL 4-inch Mk VIII gun; 3 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval guns; 3 × .303-inch machine guns; 3 × 18-inch (450mm) torpedo tubes; Depth charge chutes and throwers (installed later);

HMAS Torrens, named for the River Torrens, was a River-class torpedo-boat destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The destroyer was built at Cockatoo Island Dockyard and entered service with the RAN in 1916. The destroyer was first deployed to East Asia, then the Mediterranean, where she remained for the rest of World War I. After returning to Australia, the destroyer was decommissioned, but saw use in several ports for reservist training before the decision to sell her for scrap was made. After being stripped, the destroyer was towed outside Sydney Heads, used for gunnery practice, and scuttled.

History
HMAS Torrens
Australia
Namesake	The River Torrens
Builder	Cockatoo Docks and Engineering Company
Laid down	25 January 1913
Launched	28 August 1915
Commissioned	3 July 1916
Decommissioned	19 July 1920 (to reserve)
Reclassified	Training ship (1920–1925)
Honours and awards	Battle honour: Adriatic 1917–18
Fate	Sunk as target 24 November 1930
General characteristics
Class and type	River-class torpedo-boat destroyer
Displacement	750 tons
Length	250 ft 9 in (76.43 m) length overall 243 ft (74 m) between perpendiculars
Beam	24 ft 3.625 in (7.40728 m)
Propulsion	3 × Yarrow boilers, Parsons turbines, 10,000 shp (7,500 kW), 3 shafts
Speed	26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range	2,690 nautical miles (4,980 km; 3,100 mi) at 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph)
Complement	5 officers, 67 sailors
Armament	1 × BL 4-inch Mk VIII gun 3 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval guns 3 × .303-inch machine guns 3 × 18-inch (450mm) torpedo tubes Depth charge chutes and throwers (installed later)