| Career (United Kingdom) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Quail |
| Builder: | Laird, Son & Co., Birkenhead |
| Launched: | 24 September 1895 |
| Fate: | Sold for disposal, 23 July 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Quail-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 395 long tons (401 t) |
| Length: | 210 ft (64 m) |
| Beam: | 21.5 ft (6.6 m) |
| Draught: | 9.75 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | vertical triple-expansion steam engines Coal-fired Normand boilers 6,300 hp (4,698 kW) |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement: | 63 |
| Armament: | 1 × QF 12-pounder gun 2 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes |
HMS Quail was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was launched by Laird, Son & Company, Birkenhead, on 24 September 1895.[1] She served in home waters and the West Indies for several years, her robust structure proved by surviving at least one heavy collision. She served during the Great War, and was sold off after the hostilities end, on 23 July 1919. She gave her name to the four strong group of Quail-class destroyers.
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