HMS Flirt (1897)

HMS Flirt was a Palmer three funnel, 30 knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896 – 1897 Naval Estimates. She was the fifth ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1782 for a 14-gun brig in service until 1795.

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

HMS Flirt
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Flirt
Ordered1896 – 1897 Naval Estimates
BuilderPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Jarrow-on-Tyne
Laid down5 September 1896
Launched15 May 1897
CommissionedApril 1899
Honours and
awards		Belgian Coast 1914 - 1915
FateSunk 26/27 October 1916 in combat
General characteristics
Class and typePalmer three funnel, 30 knot destroyer
Displacement
  • 390 long tons (396 t) standard
  • 440 long tons (447 t) full load
Length220 ft (67 m) o/a
Beam20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
Draught9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
Installed power6,200 ihp (4,600 kW)
Propulsion
  • 4 × Reed water tube boilers
  • 2 × vertical triple-expansion steam engines
  • 2 shafts
Speed30 kn (56 km/h)
Range91 tons coal
Complement60 officers and men
Armament
  • 1 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt Mark I naval gun
  • 5 × QF 6-pdr 8 cwt naval guns 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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