HMS Lively (1900)

HMS Lively was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was built speculatively by Laird, Son & Company, Birkenhead, pre-empting further orders for vessels of this type, and was bought by the navy in 1901.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Lively
BuilderLaird, Son & Co., Birkenhead
Laid down20 June 1899
Launched14 July 1900
CompletedApril 1902
Commissioned13 May 1902
FateScrapped, 1920
General characteristics
Class and typeLively-class destroyer
Displacement385 long tons (391 t)
Length219 ft (67 m)
Beam21.25 ft (6.5 m)
Draught8 ft 7 in (2.6 m)
Propulsion
  • Vertical triple-expansion steam engines
  • Coal-fired Normand boilers
  • 6,250 hp (4,661 kW)
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Armament
  • 1 × QF 12-pounder gun
  • 3 × 6-pounder guns
  • 3 × 18 in (450 mm) torpedo tubes
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