HMS Otter (1896)

HMS Otter was a Vickers three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1895–1896 Naval Estimates. She was the fourth ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1782 for a fire ship, sold in 1801.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameOtter
Ordered1895 – 1896 Naval Estimates
BuilderBarrow Shipbuilding Company and Vickers, Sons and Maxim, Barrow-in-Furness
Laid down9 June 1896
Launched23 November 1896
Commissioned27 March 1900
Out of serviceLaid up in 1916
Fate25 October 1916 sold for breaking in Hong Kong
General characteristics
Class and typeVickers three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer
Displacement
  • 355 long tons (361 t) standard
  • 400 long tons (406 t) full load
Length214 ft 3 in (65.30 m) o/a
Beam20 ft (6.1 m)
Draught8 ft 5 in (2.57 m)
Propulsion
  • 4 × Thornycroft water tube boiler
  • 2 × Vertical Triple Expansion (VTE) steam engines driving 2 shafts producing 6,300 shp (4,700 kW)
Speed30 kn (56 km/h)
Range
  • 70 tons coal
  • 1,440 nmi (2,670 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement63
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 L/40 Naval gun on a Mark I* low angle mount
  • 2 × single tubes for 18-inch (450mm) torpedoes
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