Salmon-class destroyer

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Class overview

Builders:	Earle's Shipbuilding, Hull
Operators:	Royal Navy
Preceded by:	Janus class
Succeeded by:	Banshee class
Built:	1895
In commission:	1895–1912
Completed:	2
Scrapped:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Torpedo Boat Destroyer
Displacement:	305 long tons (310 t)
Length:	200 ft (61 m)
Propulsion:	Yarrow boilers, 3,600 hp (2,685 kW)
Speed:	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Armament:	• 1 × 12 pounder gun • 2 × torpedo tubes

The Salmon class were two destroyers built by Earle's to an Admiralty specification for service with the Royal Navy.

The specification called for a torpedo boat destroyer capable of 27 knots; the builders were largely free to design as necessary. A total of 42 ships would be provided by various shipbuilders.

HMS Salmon and HMS Snapper were launched in 1895. They displaced 305 tons, were 200 feet long and their Yarrow boilers produced 3,600 hp which gave them the intended top speed of 27 knots. They were armed with one 12 pounder gun and two torpedo tubes. They carried a complement of 53 officers and men.

In May 1912 they were sold for breaking up.

In 1913 all surviving similar vessels built to the same requirement were reclassified as the A class torpedo boat destroyers

References

Manning, Captain T.D (1961). The British Destroyer. Putnam and Co.

v t e Salmon-class destroyers

Salmon Snapper

Preceded by: Janus class Followed by: Banshee class List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy

v t e 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

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