HMS Sturgeon (1894)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Sturgeon.
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Sturgeon |
| Builder: | Vickers |
| Launched: | 1894 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1910 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Sturgeon-class destroyer |
| Propulsion: | Blechynden 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 Sturgeon was a Sturgeon-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. Built by Vickers, she was launched in 1894 and sold in 1910.
Service
Sturgeon served in home waters. In 1899-1900 she served in the Medway Instructional Flotilla,[1] but left this for other service in late 1900. The following year she again took up with the Medway instructional flotilla, replacing Mallard.[2] In May 1902 she received the officers and men from the HMS Stag, and was again commissioned at Chatham on 8 May by Lieutenant John Maxwell D. E. Warren for service with the Flotilla.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Tuesday, 30 January 1900. (36052), p. 11.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Wednesday, 9 October 1901. (36581), p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Wednesday, 7 May 1902. (36761), p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Thursday, 15 May 1902. (36768), p. 7.
- Manning, Captain T.D. The British Destroyer. Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0-906223-13-X.
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