HMS Doon was a Hawthorn Leslie type River-class destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1903 – 1904 Naval Estimates. Named after the River Doon in western Scotland, she was the first ship to carry this name in the Royal Navy.
HMS Doon in 1905
The River-class destroyer was a class of torpedo boat destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the first few years of the 20th century, and which saw extensive service in World War I. These 37 vessels were all constructed to disparate builders' designs, just like the preceding classes.
HMS Eden, an early River-class destroyer, was unusual in being driven by steam turbines.
View at stern and the three propeller shafts of HMS Eden, 1904 laying in the dry dock
HMS Welland