HMS Skate (1895)

HMS Skate (1895)

HMS "Skate" was a "Sturgeon" class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. Built by Vickers, she was launched in 1894 and sold in 1907, the first destroyer of this type to go to the breakers.

References

*The British Destroyer by Captain T.D. Manning. Published by Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0 906223 12 x.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Skate (disambiguation) — A skate is a kind of fish belonging to the family Rajidae .Skate may also refer to: * Skating, a term for several athletic activities and their equipment: **Ice skate **Roller skates **Skateboard * Skate, one of the units of gear making up a… …   Wikipedia

  • North Pole — For other uses, see North Pole (disambiguation). Coordinates: 90°N 0°W / 90°N 0°W / 90; 0 …   Wikipedia

  • Nansen's Fram expedition — Fram leaves Bergen on 2 July 1893, bound for the Arctic Ocean Nansen s Fram expedition, 1893–1896, was an attempt by the Norwegian explorer …   Wikipedia

  • Fridtjof Nansen — For other uses, see Nansen (disambiguation) and Fridtjof Nansen (disambiguation). Fridtjof Nansen Born 10 October …   Wikipedia

  • Nikolai Kolomeitsev — Pre 1917 photo of Kolomeitsev Born July 16, 1867(1867 07 16) near Kherson, Ukraine …   Wikipedia

  • Challenger expedition — An illustration of the ship. The Challenger expedition of 1872–76 was a scientific exercise that made many discoveries to lay the foundation of oceanography. The expedition was named after the mother vessel, HMS Challenger. Prompted by the Scot,… …   Wikipedia

  • Liste der Schiffe der United States Navy/S — Schiffe der United States Navy A B …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Discovery Expedition — The expedition ship Discovery in the Antarctic, alongside the Great Ice Barrier The British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, generally known as the Discovery Expedition, was the first official British exploration of the Antarctic regions… …   Wikipedia

  • Olav Bjaaland — (5 March 1873 – 8 June 1961) was a Norwegian ski champion from Telemark. In 1911, he was one of the first five men to reach the South Pole as part of an expedition led by Roald Amundsen. His life Olav Bjaaland was born in Morgedal, Telemark …   Wikipedia

  • Otto Sverdrup — Photograph of Otto Sverdrup from 1898. Otto Neumann Knoph Sverdrup (31 October 1854, Bindal, Helgeland – 26 November 1930) was a Norwegian sailor and Arctic explorer. Contents 1 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”