HMS Rocket (1894)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name: | HMS Rocket |
| Launched: | 1894 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1912 |
| 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: |
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HMS Rocket was a Rocket-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Clydebank in 1894, served mostly in home waters and was sold in 1912.
Service history
After her commission she served at the North America and West Indies Station under the command of Lieutenant Adolphus Huddlestone Williamson, and was ordered to return home in early 1902.[1]
Notes
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36696). London. 20 February 1902. p. 10.
References
- Manning, Captain T.D. The British Destroyer. Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0-906223-13-X.
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