HMS Fawn (1897)

HMS Fawn was a Palmer three funnel, 30 knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896 – 1897 Naval Estimates. She was the fourth ship to carry this name.

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

HMS Fawn
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Fawn
Ordered1896 – 1897 Naval Estimates
BuilderPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Jarrow-on-Tyne
Laid down5 September 1896
Launched13 April 1897
CommissionedDecember 1898
Out of serviceLaid up in reserve 1919
Honours and
awards		Belgian Coast 1914 - 1918
FateSold for breaking, 23 July 1919
General characteristics
Class and typePalmer three funnel, 30 knot destroyer
Displacement
  • 390 long tons (396 t) standard
  • 420 long tons (427 t) full load
Length219 ft 9 in (66.98 m) o/a
Beam20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
Draught8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)
Installed power6,000 shp (4,500 kW)
Propulsion
  • 4 × Reed water tube boilers
  • 2 × vertical triple-expansion steam engines
  • 2 shafts
Speed30 kn (56 km/h)
Range
  • 80 tons coal
  • 1,490 nmi (2,760 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h)
Complement60 officers and men
Armament
  • 1 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mark I L/40 naval gun on a P Mark I low angle mount
  • 5 × QF 6-pdr 8 cwt L/40 naval gun on a Mark I* low angle mount
  • 2 × single tubes for 18-inch (450mm) torpedoes
Service record
Operations: World War I 1914 - 1918
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