| Career (United Kingdom) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Salmon |
| Builder: | Earle |
| Laid down: | 2 April 1894 |
| Launched: | 30 January 1895 |
| Completed: | January 1896 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1912 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Salmon-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 305 long tons (310 t) |
| Length: | 204.75 ft (62.41 m) |
| Beam: | 19.5 ft (5.9 m) |
| Draught: | 7.75 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | vertical triple-expansion steam engines Coal-fired Normand boilers 3,600 hp (2,685 kW) |
| Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Armament: | 1 × QF 12-pounder gun 3 × 6-pounder guns 3 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes |
HMS Snapper was a Salmon class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1895, served in home waters and was sold off in 1911.
The British Destroyer by Captain T.D. Manning. Putnam and Co. 1961
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