- Sunfish class destroyer
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HMS RangerClass overview Builders: Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn Operators: Royal Navy Preceded by: Handy-class destroyer Succeeded by: Rocket-class destroyer Built: 1894–1896 In commission: 1896–1920 Completed: 3 Scrapped: 3 General characteristics Type: Torpedo Boat Destroyer Propulsion: Yarrow boilers, 4,000 hp (2,983 kW) Speed: 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) Complement: 53 Armament: • 1 × 12 pounder gun
• 2 × torpedo tubesThree Sunfish-class destroyers served with the Royal Navy. Hawthorn Leslie. Ordered under the 1893-94 Programme, the contract was placed on 7 February 1894. All three "turtle-back" destroyers were laid down in 1894, launched in 1895 and completed in 1896. Powered by Yarrow boilers, the ships produced 4,000 H.P. and could make 27 knots. They were armed with one twelve pounder gun and two torpedo tubes and carried a complement of 53 officers and men.
In 1912 all three, like the other surviving 27-knotter destroyers, were re-classed as "A" Class destroyers. They served in Home waters throughout World War One, and all three were sold for breaking up in 1920.
They were also sometimes referred to as Opossum-class destroyers.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Opossum Class British Destroyers". worldnavalships.com. http://www.worldnavalships.com/opossum_class.htm. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
Sunfish-class destroyerList of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy
"26-knotter" type "27-knotter" type Ardent class · Charger class · Hardy class · Janus class · Salmon class · Banshee class · Fervent class · Conflict class · Handy class · Sunfish class · Rocket class · Sturgeon class · Swordfish class · Zebra class
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