HMS Virago (1895)

HMS Virago (1895)

HMS "Virago" was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was completed by Laird, Son & Company, Birkenhead, in 1895. One of four Quail class destroyers she served during the Great War and was sold off after hostilities ended.


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