HMS Ferret (1893)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Ferret.
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| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Ferret |
| Builder: | Laird, Son & Co., Birkenhead |
| Laid down: | July 1893 |
| Launched: | 9 December 1893 |
| Completed: | March 1895 |
| Fate: | Sunk as target, 1911 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ferret-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 280 long tons (284 t) |
| Length: | 199 ft (60.7 m) |
| Beam: | 19.25 ft (5.9 m) |
| Draught: | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | Vertical triple-expansion steam engines Coal-fired Normand boilers 4,475 hp (3,337 kW) |
| Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Armament: | 1 × QF 12-pounder gun 2 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes |
HMS Ferret was a Ferret-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy from 1893 and was sunk in 1911.
Construction
Ferret was armed with one 12-pounder gun and two bow torpedo tubes. Later in her career she was fitted out for boom breaking as an experiment. Her forebridge, gun and bow tube were removed and the turtle backed forecastle was strengthened for this purpose.
Service history
Ferret was launched in 1893 and completed in 1895.
She underwent repairs to re-tube her boilers in 1902.[1]
She was sunk as a target in 1911.
References
- Lyon, David (1996). The First Destroyers. ISBN 1-84067-364-8.
- Captain T.D. Manning, (1961). The British Destroyer. Putnam and Co.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Wednesday, 14 May 1902. (36767), p. 12.
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