"Orwell" returned to the United Kingdom in 1906, remaining in home waters for the rest of her Royal Navy career. In 1910, "Orwell" was part of the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla at Devonport, supported by the destroyer depot ship , and was still a part of the same flotilla in 1912. On 30 August 1912 the Admiralty directed all destroyers were to be grouped into classes designated by letters based on appearance. As a four-funneled ship, "Orwell" was listed as a B-class destroyer on 1 October 1913. By 1913, she was part as the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla, still based at Devonport, one of four patrol flotillas equipped with older destroyers and torpedo boats.