HMS Lynx (1894)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Lynx.
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Lynx |
| Builder: | Laird, Son & Co., Birkenhead |
| Laid down: | July 1893 |
| Launched: | 9 December 1893 |
| Completed: | March 1895 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1912 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ferret-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 199 long tons (202 t) |
| Length: | 210 ft (64 m) |
| Beam: | 19.25 ft (5.9 m) |
| Draught: | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | Vertical triple-expansion steam engines Coal-fired Normand boilers 4,000 hp (2,983 kW) |
| Speed: | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
| Armament: | 1 × QF 12-pounder gun 3 × 6-pounder guns 3 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes |
HMS Lynx was a Ferret-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1894 and sold in 1912.
Service history
She underwent repairs to re-tube her boilers in 1902.[1]
References
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Wednesday, 14 May 1902. (36767), p. 12.
- Lyon, David (1996). The First Destroyers. ISBN 1-84067-364-8.
- Captain T.D. Manning, (1961). The British Destroyer. Putnam and Co.
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