HMS Teazer (1895)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Teazer.

HMS Teazer was a Conflict-class destroyer built by the White shipyard for the Royal Navy. She was launched on 9 February 1895, and sold for scrapping on 9 July 1912.^[1]

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Teazer
Builder	J. Samuel White, East Cowes, Isle of Wight
Launched	9 February 1895
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 9 July 1912
General characteristics
Class & type	Conflict-class destroyer
Displacement	320 long tons (325 t)
Length	200 ft (61 m)
Propulsion	White-Forster boilers, 4,500 hp (3,356 kW)
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Complement	53 officers and men
Armament	1 × QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun 2 × torpedo tubes

Service history

In January 1900 it was announced that Teazer would be commissioned as tender to the torpedo school HMS Vernon at Chatham,^[2] but she was on 12 February commissioned as tender to HMS Excellent, gunnery school at Portsmouth.^[3] Later the same month, she was damaged by running into a jetty, and relieved from tender duties while receiving repairs.^[4] She then took up the position as tender to Vernon, serving as such until early 1901.^[5] She served in the Portsmouth instructional flotilla until April 1902, when her crew was transferred to the destroyer Syren, which took her place in the flotilla.^[6] Later in 1902, she underwent repairs to re-tube her boilers.^[7]

Teazer was sold for scrap on 9 July 1912 for £1820.^[8][9]