An item referred to the magazine Le Yacht reporting that the four new destroyers bought by the British cabinet to replace lost ones, achieved the following speeds: the Albacore (1) and Bonetta ( 2) 26,75 miles, the Stour (3) 25,58 miles and the Test (4) 25,62 miles.
Notes
1. Part of what later became as the B-class. Ordered on 8 May 1908, laid down by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow, England on 1 September 1905, launched on 9 October 1906, commissioned on 27 March 1909 and sold to be broken up on 1 August 1919.
2. Part of what later became as the B-classLaid down by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow, England on 1 September 1905, launched on 14 January 1907, completed on 27 March 1909 and sold to be broken up in June 1920.
3. Part of the River-class (redignated as the E-class in 1913), preceded by the D-class and succeeded by the Tribal-class. Built on speculation. Laid down by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England on 5 December 1904, launched on 3 June 1905, commissioned in December 1909 and sold to be broken up on 30 August 1919.
4. Part of the River-class (redignated as the E-class in 1913), preceded by the D-class and succeeded by the Tribal-class. Built on speculation. Laid down by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England in December 1904, launched on 6 May 1905, commissioned in December 1905 and sold to be broken up on 30 August 1919.
Notes
1. Part of what later became as the B-class. Ordered on 8 May 1908, laid down by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow, England on 1 September 1905, launched on 9 October 1906, commissioned on 27 March 1909 and sold to be broken up on 1 August 1919.
2. Part of what later became as the B-classLaid down by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow, England on 1 September 1905, launched on 14 January 1907, completed on 27 March 1909 and sold to be broken up in June 1920.
3. Part of the River-class (redignated as the E-class in 1913), preceded by the D-class and succeeded by the Tribal-class. Built on speculation. Laid down by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England on 5 December 1904, launched on 3 June 1905, commissioned in December 1909 and sold to be broken up on 30 August 1919.
4. Part of the River-class (redignated as the E-class in 1913), preceded by the D-class and succeeded by the Tribal-class. Built on speculation. Laid down by Cammell Laird, Birkenhead, England in December 1904, launched on 6 May 1905, commissioned in December 1905 and sold to be broken up on 30 August 1919.
