Two ''Stour'' class destroyers served with the

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. They were built by

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in 1905 and purchased by the Admiralty in 1909 to replace losses. and displaced 570 tons, were 220 feet long and their

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s generated 7,000 HP to produce 26 knots. They were armed with four twelve pounders and two torpedo tubes. They carried 134 tons of coal and 66 tons of oil. They served in home waters during the

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and were sold off in 1919.

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* {{River class destroyer (1903) Destroyer classes Ship classes of the Royal Navy