HMS Conflict (1894)

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HMS Conflict was the lead ship of the Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".s built by J. Samuel White, at East Cowes, Isle of Wight for the Royal Navy. She was launched on 13 December 1894, and entered service in 1899. After an initial spell in the Mediterranean Fleet, Conflict returned to British waters, where she served the rest of her career. Conflict was part of the Portsmouth Local Defence Flotilla during the First World War, which she survived. Conflict was sold for scrap on 20 May 1920.

Construction and design

On 7 November 1893, the British Admiralty placed an order for three "27-knotter" torpedo boat destroyers (Conflict, Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". and Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".) with the shipbuilder J. Samuel White under the 1893–1894 shipbuilding programme for the Royal Navy, with delivery of the three ships to be completed by April 1895.[1] In total, the 1893–1894 programme ordered 36 destroyers from 14 shipbuilders as a follow-on to the six prototype "26-knotter" destroyers ordered under the 1892–1893 programme.[2]

The Admiralty did not specify a standard design for destroyers, laying down broad requirements, including a trial speed of Script error: No such module "convert"., a "turtleback"[lower-alpha 1] forecastle and specified armament, which was to vary depending on whether the ship was to be used in the torpedo boat or gunboat role.[4] As a torpedo boat, the planned armament was a single QF 12 pounder 12 cwt (Script error: No such module "convert". calibre) gun on a platform on the ship's conning tower (in practice the platform was also used as the ship's bridge), together with a secondary gun armament of three 6-pounder guns, and two 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes. As a gunboat, one of the torpedo tubes could be removed to accommodate a further two six-pounders.[5][6]

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Conflict was laid down at White's Cowes, Isle of Wight shipyard on 3 January 1894 as Yard number 945 and was launched on 13 December 1894.[9] The three Wight-built destroyers had difficulty meeting their required contract speed of 27 knots,[8][10] although Conflict was eventually recorded as having reached Script error: No such module "convert". during sea trials,[11] and Conflict was not accepted into service until July 1899.[9]

Service history

After her commission she was in April 1900 sent to the Mediterranean station, serving as a tender to Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".,[12] and was ordered to return home in early 1902,[13] but took part in gunnery and tactical exercises near Arucas, Las Palmas, in April that year before returning.[14] She arrived at Plymouth on 5 July 1902,[15] and was paid off at Portsmouth on 24 July.

In early 1910, Conflict was a member of the 6th Destroyer Flotilla, based at The Nore, and underwent refit at Chatham Dockyard.[12][16] On 30 August 1912 the Admiralty directed all destroyers were to be grouped into classes designated by letters based on contract speed and appearance. After 30 September 1913, as a 27-knotter, Conflict was assigned to the Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities"..[17][18][19]

In March 1913, Conflict was based at Portsmouth as a tender to the torpedo school HMS Vernon, and listed as in-commission, with a nucleus crew.[20] Conflict remained attached to HMS Vernon in July 1914, although now was listed as being in reserve.[21]

First World War

By 1 November 1914, Conflict was still based at Portsmouth, one of six old destroyers, 17 torpedo boats and four submarines that made up the Local Defence Flotilla for the port.[22] On 24 November 1914, following an attack by the German submarine Template:SMU on the steamer SS Malachite the previous day, Conflict and the torpedo boat Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". escorted a transport from Southampton to Le Havre.[23] On 4 June 1917, the torpedo boat Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". spotted the conning tower and periscope of a submarine off Portsmouth, and made to attack the submarine, which promptly dived. TB 98 dropped two depth charges at the submarine, and when, about an hour later, the torpedo boat sighted a periscope, TB 98 attempted to ram the submarine. Conflict, which was following close behind TB 98, dropped two depth charges. The attacks by TB 98 and Conflict were judged by Naval Intelligence to be "improbable" to have been successful, although the commanding officers of the two ships were mentioned in dispatches.[24]

Conflict was remained part of the Portsmouth Local Defence Flotilla in August 1918,[25] but by December that year, while still part of the flotilla, was listed as being paid off.[26]

Disposal

By January 1920, Conflict was listed as for sale,[27] and the ship was sold on 20 May 1920 to Ward for scrapping at their Milford Haven yard.[19]

Pennant numbers

Pennant number[19] From To
P24 1914 September 1915
D96 September 1915 April 1917
D18 January 1918 -

Notes

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