Ferret class destroyer

Class overview
HMS Ferret
Builders:	Cammell Laird
Operators:	Royal Navy
Preceded by:	Havock-class destroyer
Succeeded by:	Ardent-class destroyer
Built:	1893–1894
In commission:	1893–1912
Completed:	2
Scrapped:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Torpedo Boat Destroyer
Displacement:	280 long tons (284 t)
Length:	199 ft (61 m)
Complement:	53
Armament:	• 1 × 12 pounder gun • 2 × torpedo tubes

Two Ferret class destroyers served with the Royal Navy. HMS Ferret and HMS Lynx were built by Laird, displaced 280 tons and were 199 feet (61 m) in length. They were armed with one 12-pounder gun and two bow torpedo tubes. They carried a complement of 53.

They were followed by the larger Banshee class which were built by Laird less than a year later.

References

Lyon, David (1996). The First Destroyers. ISBN 1-84067-364-8.
Manning, Captain T.D (1961). The British Destroyer. Putnam and Co.

A-class destroyer

"26-knotter" type	Daring class · Havock class · Ferret class

"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

Followed by: B class List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy

Ferret class destroyer

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