HMS Hunter (1895)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Hunter.
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Hunter |
| Builder: | Fairfields, Govan |
| Launched: | 28 December 1895[1] |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 10 April 1912[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Handy-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 275 long tons (279 t) |
| Length: | 194 ft (59 m) |
| Propulsion: | Thornycroft boilers, 4,000 hp (2,983 kW) |
| Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Complement: | 53 |
| Armament: | • 1 × 12 pounder gun • 2 × torpedo tubes |
HMS Hunter was a Handy-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. She was built by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company yard in 1895, spent her career in home waters and was sold in 1912.
Operational service
In early December 1901 HMS Wizard, tender to HMS Excellent, shore establishment near Portsmouth, was damaged in a collision with a tug at Portsmouth. Her crew was transferred to the Hunter during repairs.[2]
References
- Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "HMS Hunter". pbenyon.plus.com. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Tuesday, 10 December 1901. (36634), p. 10.
- Bibliography
- Manning, Captain T.D. The British Destroyer. Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0-906223-13-X.
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