HMS Gipsy (1897)

HMS Gipsy was a Fairfield-built three-funnel, 30 knot torpedo boat destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896 – 1897 Naval Estimates. She was the fourth ship to carry this name. Designated as a C-class destroyer in 1913, Gipsy served on patrol in the First World War operating out of Dover. She was sold for breaking in 1921.

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

Gipsy's sister-ship, Fairy
History
United Kingdom
NameGipsy
Ordered1896 – 1897 Naval Estimates
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan
Cost£54,363
Yard number395
Laid down1 October 1896
Launched9 March 1897
CommissionedJuly 1898
Out of serviceDecember 1918
FateSold for breaking, 17 March 1921
General characteristics
Class and typeFairfield three-funnel, 30 knot destroyer
Displacement
  • 355 long tons (361 t) standard
  • 400 long tons (406 t) full load
Length215 ft 6 in (65.68 m) oa
Beam21 ft (6.4 m)
Draught8 ft 2 in (2.49 m)
Installed power6,300 ihp (4,700 kW)
Propulsion
  • 4 × Thornycroft water tube boilers
  • 2 × vertical triple-expansion steam engines
  • 2 shafts
Speed30 kn (56 km/h)
Range
  • 85 tons coal
  • 1,615 nmi (2,991 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h)
Complement63 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 naval gun on a Mark I* low angle mount
  • 2 × single tubes for 18-inch (450mm) torpedoes
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