HMS Rocket (1894)

HMS Rocket was the lead ship of her class of three destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1890s. Completed in 1895 she served mostly in home waters and was sold for scrap in 1912.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameRocket
BuilderJ & G Thompson, Clydebank
Laid down14 February 1894
Launched14 August 1894
CompletedJuly 1895
FateSold for scrap, April 1912
General characteristics
Class and typeRocket-class destroyer
Displacement280 long tons (284 t)
Length203 ft 9 in (62.1 m) (o/a)
Beam19 ft 6 in (5.9 m)
Draught6 ft 9 in (2.1 m)
Installed power
  • 4 Normand boilers
  • 4,100 ihp (3,057 kW)
Propulsion2 triple-expansion steam engine
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range1,445 nautical miles (2,676 km; 1,663 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Armament
  • 1 × 12 pdr (3 in (76 mm)) gun
  • 5 × 6 pdr (2.2 in (57 mm)) guns
  • 2 × 18 in (450 mm) torpedo tubes
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