HMS Snapper (1895)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Snapper.
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Snapper |
| Builder: | Earl's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Limited, Hull, Yorkshire |
| Laid down: | 2 April 1894 |
| Launched: | 30 January 1895 |
| Completed: | January 1896 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1912 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Salmon-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 305 long tons (310 t) |
| Length: | 204.75 ft (62.41 m) |
| Beam: | 19.5 ft (5.9 m) |
| Draught: | 7.75 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | vertical triple-expansion steam engines Coal-fired Normand boilers 3,600 hp (2,685 kW) |
| Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Armament: | 1 × QF 12-pounder gun 3 × 6-pounder guns 3 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes |
HMS Snapper was a Salmon class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1895, and served in home waters.
She served as part of the Medway Instructional Flotilla in 1901.[1] Lieutenant J. F. Grant-Dalton was appointed in command 14 February 1902.[2]
She was sold off in 1911.
References
The British Destroyer by Captain T.D. Manning. Putnam and Co. 1961
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