| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Skate |
| Builder: | Vickers |
| Launched: | 1894 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1907 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Sturgeon-class destroyer |
| Propulsion: | Blechynden boilers, 4,000 hp (2,983 kW) |
| Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Complement: | 53 |
| Armament: | • 1 × 12 pounder gun • 2 × torpedo tubes |
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.
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