HMS Osprey (1897)

HMS Osprey was a three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896–1897 Naval Estimates from Fairfields. She was the fifth ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1797 for an 18-gun ship-sloop.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameOsprey
Ordered1896 – 1897 Naval Estimates
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan, Glasgow
Laid down14 November 1896
Launched7 April 1897
CommissionedJuly 1898
Out of serviceDecember 1918 paid off and laid up in reserve awaiting disposal
Fate4 November 1919 sold to J.H. Lee of Dover for breaking
General characteristics
Class and typeFairfield three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer
Displacement
  • 355 long tons (361 t) standard
  • 400 long tons (406 t) full load
Installed power6,000 shp (4,500 kW)
Propulsion
  • 4 × Thornycroft water tube boilers
  • 2 × vertical triple-expansion steam engines
  • 2 × shafts
Speed30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range
  • 80 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 gun on a P Mark I Low angle mount
  • 5 × QF 6-pdr 8 cwt gun L/40 on a Mark I* low angle mount
  • 2 × single tubes for 18-inch (450mm) torpedoes
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