HMS Ouse

History
United Kingdom
NameOuse
Ordered1903 – 1904 Naval Estimates
Builder Cammell Laird, Birkenhead
Laid down22 March 1904
Launched7 January 1905
CommissionedSeptember 1905
Out of serviceLaid up in reserve 1919
Fate22 October 1919 sold to J.H. Lee for breaking
General characteristics
Class & typeLaird-type River-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 550 long tons (559 t) standard
  • 625 long tons (635 t) full load
Length226 ft 6 in (69.04 m) o/a
Beam23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
Draught7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
Propulsion
Speed25.5 kn (47.2 km/h)
Range
  • 140 tons coal
  • 1,870 nmi (3,460 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h)
Complement70 officers and men
Armament
Service record
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Operations: World War I 1914 – 1918
Victories:

HMS Ouse was a Laird type River-class destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1903 – 1904 Naval Estimates. Named after the River Ouse in north east England near the city of York, she was the first ship to carry this name in the Royal Navy.