Fervent-class destroyer

Class overview

Name:	Fervent class
Builders:	Hanna, Donald & Wilson, Paisley
Operators:	Royal Navy
Preceded by:	Banshee class
Succeeded by:	Conflict class
Built:	1895
In commission:	1901–1920
Completed:	2
Scrapped:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Torpedo Boat Destroyer
Displacement:	275 long tons (279 t)
Length:	200 ft (61 m)
Propulsion:	3,850 shp (2,871 kW)
Speed:	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Complement:	53
Armament:	1 × 12-pounder gun 2 × torpedo tubes

Two Fervent-class destroyers served with the Royal Navy. HMS Fervent and HMS Zephyr were designed and built by Hanna Donald in 1895. The ships displaced 275 tons and were 200 feet (61 m) long. Their Locomotive (later Reed) boilers generated 3,850 shp (2,870 kW) which produced a top speed of between 26 and 27 knots. As was usual with ships of their type, they carried one 12-pounder, two torpedo tubes and had a complement of 53 officers and men.

Both ships served in home waters. They originally were designed with one funnel but when they failed to reach their contract speed they were reboilered with four funnels. Due to these problems, the ships did not leave their builders until 1901.

References

Manning, Captain T.D. The British Destroyer. Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0-906223-13-X.

Fervent-class destroyer

Fervent Zephyr

Preceded by: Banshee class Followed by: Conflict class List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy

A-class destroyer

"26-knotter" type	Daring class Havock class Ferret class

"27-knotter" type	Ardent class Charger class Hardy class Janus class Salmon class Banshee class Fervent class Conflict class Handy class Sunfish class Rocket class Sturgeon class Swordfish class Zebra class

Followed by: B class List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy

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