HMS Seal (1897)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Seal.
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Seal |
| Builder: | Laird, Son & Co., Birkenhead |
| Laid down: | 17 June 1896 |
| Launched: | 6 March 1897 |
| Completed: | May 1898 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Earnest-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 395 long tons (401 t) |
| Length: | 210 ft (64 m) |
| Beam: | 21.5 ft (6.6 m) |
| Draught: | 9.75 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | vertical triple-expansion steam engines Coal-fired Normand boilers 6,300 hp (4,698 kW) |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement: | 63 |
| Armament: | 1 × QF 12-pounder gun 2 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes |
HMS Seal was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was completed by Laird, Son & Company, Birkenhead, in 1897.
She served as part of the Devonport Destroyer Instructional Flotilla in 1901,[1] and was scheduled to a commission on the Mediterranean station in December 1901,[2] but owing to defects her place was taken by HMS Flying Fish.[3] She underwent repairs to re-tube her boilers in 1902.[4]
References
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Tuesday, 19 March 1901. (36406), p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Monday, 25 November 1901. (36621), p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 6 December 1901. (36631), p. 6.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Wednesday, 14 May 1902. (36767), p. 12.
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