HMS Banshee (1894)
HMS Banshee was one of three Banshee-class destroyers which served with the Royal Navy.
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Banshee |
| Builder | Laird, Son and Co., Birkenhead |
| Launched | 17 November 1894 |
| Commissioned | 24 July 1895 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1912 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Banshee-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 290 long tons (295 t) |
| Length | 210 ft (64 m) |
| Beam | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Draught | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Complement | 53 |
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She was launched on 17 November 1894 at the Laird, Son and Co shipyard, Birkenhead, and served most of her time in the Mediterranean. Banshee was sold off in 1912.
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