HMS Shark (1894)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Shark.
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Name: | HMS Shark |
Launched: | 1894 |
Fate: | Sold, 1911 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Rocket-class destroyer |
Displacement: | 280 long tons (284 t) |
Length: | 200 ft (61 m) |
Propulsion: | Normand boilers, 4,100 hp (3,057 kW) |
Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
Complement: | 53 |
Armament: | • 1 × 12 pounder gun • 2 × torpedo tubes |
HMS Shark was a Rocket-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Clydebank in 1894, served in home waters and was sold in 1911.
References
- Manning, Captain T.D. The British Destroyer. Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0-906223-13-X.
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