HMS Banshee (1894)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Banshee |
| Builder: | Laird, Son and Co., Birkenhead |
| Launched: | 17 November 1894 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 1912 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Banshee-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 290 long tons (295 t) |
| Length: | 210 ft (64 m) |
| Beam: | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Draught: | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Complement: | 53 |
| Armament: | 1 × 12-pounder gun 2 × torpedo tubes |
HMS Banshee was one of three Banshee-class destroyers which served with the Royal Navy.
She was launched on 17 November 1894 at the Laird, Son and Co shipyard, Birkenhead,[1] and served most of her time in the Mediterranean. Banshee was sold off in 1912.
References
- Manning, T.D (1979) [1961]. The British Destroyer. Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0-906223-13-X.
- 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 Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- "battleships-cruisers.co.uk". Retrieved 10 December 2007.
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