HMS Ferret (1893)

HMS Ferret was a Ferret-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy from 1893 and was sunk in 1911.

HMS Ferret
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Ferret
BuilderLaird, Son & Co., Birkenhead
Laid downJuly 1893
Launched9 December 1893
CompletedMarch 1895
FateSunk as target, 1911
General characteristics
Class and typeFerret-class destroyer
Displacement280 long tons (284 t)
Length199 ft (60.7 m)
Beam19.25 ft (5.9 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion
  • Vertical triple-expansion steam engines
  • Coal-fired Normand boilers
  • 4,475 hp (3,337 kW)
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Complement42 (later 53)
Armament
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