HMS Waveney was a River-class destroyer

River class destroyer

The River-class destroyer was a heterogeneous class of torpedo boat destroyer built to assorted builders' designs for the Royal Navy at the turn of the 20th century, which saw extensive service in World War I...

 named after the River Waveney

River Waveney

The Waveney is a river which forms the border between Suffolk and Norfolk, England, for much of its length within The Broads.-Course:The source of the River Waveney is a ditch on the east side of the B1113 road between the villages of Redgrave, Suffolk and South Lopham, Norfolk...

. She was the first ship of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

 to bear the name.

Construction

She was built by Hawthorn Leslie and launched in 1903. She featured flush funnel tops, as did others of her class. She was 220 feet long, displaced around 550 tons and her 7,000 HP produced 26 knots. She was equipped with sponsons.

Armament

She was armed with one twelve pounder and was later uprated with four. She carried two torpedo tubes.