HMS Swordfish (1895)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Swordfish.

Career

Name:	HMS Swordfish
Builder:	Armstrong Mitchell & Co., Elswick, Tyne and Wear
Launched:	27 February 1895
Fate:	Sold, 1910
General characteristics
Class and type:	Swordfish-class destroyer
Propulsion:	Yarrow boilers
Speed:	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Armament:	• 1 × 12 pounder gun • 2 × torpedo tubes

HMS Swordfish was one of two Swordfish-class destroyers which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched on February 27, 1895 by Armstrong Mitchell and Co at Elswick^[1] and sold off in 1910.

References

Manning, Captain T.D. The British Destroyer. Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 090622312X.
Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.

Swordfish-class destroyer

Spitfire · Swordfish

Preceded by: Sturgeon class · Followed by: Zebra class List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy