HMS Welland

	Illustration of HMS Welland
History
United Kingdom
Name	Welland
Ordered	1902 – 1903 Naval Estimates
Builder	Yarrows, Poplar
Laid down	1 October 1902
Launched	14 April 1904
Commissioned	July 1905
Out of service	1919 laid up in reserve awaiting disposal
Honours and; awards	Dardanelles 1915 - 1916
Fate	Sold for breaking, 30 June 1920
General characteristics
Class and type	Yarrow-type River-class destroyer
Displacement	590 long tons (599 t) standard; 660 long tons (671 t) full load;
Length	231 ft 4 in (70.51 m) o/a
Beam	23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Draught	7 ft 2.5 in (2.197 m)
Installed power	7,000 shp (5,200 kW) (average)
Propulsion	4 × Yarrow-type water tube boilers; 2 × vertical triple-expansion steam engines; 2 shafts;
Speed	25.5 kn (47.2 km/h)
Range	130 tons coal; 1,620 nmi (3,000 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-pdr gun (removed in 1906); 2 × single tubes for 18-inch (450 mm) torpedoes;
Service record
Part of:	East Coast Destroyer Flotilla - 1905; China Station - 1910; Assigned E Class - Aug 1912 - Oct 1913; 5th Destroyer Flotilla - December 1914;
Operations:	World War I 1914 - 1918

HMS Welland was a Yarrow-built River-class destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1902 – 1903 Naval Estimates. Named after the River Welland that drains into the Wash on the English east coast, she was the first ship to carry this name in the Royal Navy.

^ Jane, Fred T. (1969) [1905, Sampson Low Marston, London]. Jane’s Fighting Ships 1905/6. New York: 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, Sampson Low Marston, London]. Jane’s Fighting Ships 1905/6. New York: 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
Illustration of HMS Welland
United Kingdom
Name	Welland
Ordered	1902 – 1903 Naval Estimates
Builder	Yarrows, Poplar
Laid down	1 October 1902
Launched	14 April 1904
Commissioned	July 1905
Out of service	1919 laid up in reserve awaiting disposal
Honours and awards	Dardanelles 1915 - 1916
Fate	Sold for breaking, 30 June 1920
General characteristics ^[1]^[2]
Class and type	Yarrow-type River-class destroyer
Displacement	590 long tons (599 t) standard 660 long tons (671 t) full load
Length	231 ft 4 in (70.51 m) o/a
Beam	23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Draught	7 ft 2.5 in (2.197 m)
Installed power	7,000 shp (5,200 kW) (average)
Propulsion	4 × Yarrow-type water tube boilers 2 × vertical triple-expansion steam engines 2 shafts
Speed	25.5 kn (47.2 km/h)
Range	130 tons coal 1,620 nmi (3,000 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-pdr gun (removed in 1906) 2 × single tubes for 18-inch (450 mm) torpedoes
Service record
Part of:	East Coast Destroyer Flotilla - 1905 China Station - 1910 Assigned E Class - Aug 1912 - Oct 1913 5th Destroyer Flotilla - December 1914
Operations:	World War I 1914 - 1918