HMS Peterel (1899)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Peterel
Builder	Palmers, Jarrow
Launched	30 March 1899
Fate	Sold for breaking up, 30 August 1919
General characteristics
Class and type	Spiteful-class destroyer
Displacement	350 long tons (356 t)
Length	210 ft (64 m)
Propulsion	Triple expansion steam engines; Coal-fired Reed boilers; 6,200 hp (4,623 kW);
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement	63
Armament	1 × QF 12-pounder gun; 2 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes;

HMS Peterel was one of two Spiteful-class destroyers to serve with the Royal Navy. She was built by Palmers, was 215 feet long and the 6,200 H.P. produced by her Reed boilers gave her a top speed of 30 knots. She was armed, as was standard, with a twelve pounder and two torpedo tubes. She served in home waters throughout the Great War and was sold off in 1919.

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