HMS Cynthia (1898)

HMS Cynthia was a two funnel, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896 – 1897 Naval Estimates. She was the third ship to carry this name. She was launched in 1898, served in home waters and the Mediterranean before World War I, and as a tender to the gunnery school at Sheerness during the war. She was sold for breaking in 1920.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Cynthia.

HMS Cynthia
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Cynthia
Ordered1896 – 1897 Naval Estimates
BuilderJohn I. Thornycroft & Company, Chiswick
Yard number321
Laid down25 September 1897
Launched3 September 1898
Commissioned8 March 1900
FateSold for breaking, 29 April 1920
General characteristics
Class and typeTwo funnel, 30-knot destroyer
Displacement
  • 270 long tons (274 t) standard
  • 352 long tons (358 t) full load
Length210 ft (64 m) o/a
Beam19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
Draught7 ft 8 in (2.34 m)
Installed power5,700 shp (4,300 kW)
Propulsion
  • 4 × Thornycroft water tube boilers
  • 2 × vertical triple-expansion steam engines
  • 2 shafts
Speed30 kn (56 km/h)
Range
  • 80 tons coal
  • 1,310 nmi (2,430 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h)
Complement65 officers and men
Armament
  • 1 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mark I L/40 gun on a P Mark I low angle mount
  • 5 × QF 6-pdr 8 cwt L/40 gun on a Mark I* low angle mount
  • 2 × single tubes for 18-inch (450 mm) torpedoes
Service record
Operations: World War I 1914 - 1918
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