HMS Express (1896)

HMS Express was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was completed by Laird, Son & Company, Birkenhead, in 1896. Like many contemporary British destroyers, she was a "builder's special", designed to Admiralty specifications but built to the builder's own design.

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

Laird plans for Express
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Express
BuilderLaird, Son & Co., Birkenhead
Laid down1 December 1896
Launched11 December 1897
CompletedFebruary 1902
FateScrapped, 1921
General characteristics
TypeTorpedo boat destroyer
Displacement465 long tons (472 t)
Length239.25 ft (72.9 m)
Beam23.5 ft (7.2 m)
Draught10.25 ft (3.1 m)
Propulsion
  • vertical triple-expansion steam engines
  • Coal-fired Normand boilers
  • 9,250 hp (6,898 kW)
Speed31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph)
Complement74
Armament
  • 1 × QF 12-pounder (76 mm) gun
  • 5 × 6-pounder guns
  • 2 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
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