HMS Sparrowhawk (1895)

	HMS Sparrowhawk in Burrard Inlet, British Columbia, Canada, circa 1898.
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Sparrowhawk
Builder	Laird, Son & Co., Birkenhead
Yard number	607
Laid down	30 May 1895
Launched	8 October 1895
Commissioned	July 1897
Fate	Wrecked, 17 June 1904
General characteristics
Class and type	Quail-class destroyer
Displacement	355 long tons (361 t) light; 415 long tons (422 t) full load;
Length	218 ft (66.4 m)
Beam	21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Draught	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Propulsion	Triple expansion steam engines; Coal-fired Normand boilers; 6,300 hp (4,698 kW);
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement	63
Armament	1 × QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun L/40 naval gun ; 5 × 6-pdr (57 mm) guns; 2 × single tubes for 18-inch (450mm) torpedoes;

HMS Sparrowhawk was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was completed by Laird, Son & Company, Birkenhead, and was launched on 8 October 1895. She served on the China Station and was wrecked in the mouth of the Yangtze River in 1904. She was one of four Quail-class destroyers.

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