HMS Star (1896)

HMS Star was a Palmer three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896–1897 Naval Estimates. She was the eleventh ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1643 for a 19-gun ship sold until 1652.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Star
Ordered1895–1896 Naval Estimates
BuilderPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow-on-Tyne
Laid down23 March 1896
Launched11 August 1897
CommissionedSeptember 1898
Out of serviceLaid up in reserve 1919
FateSold for breaking 10 June 1919
General characteristics
Class and typePalmer three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer
Displacement
  • 390 long tons (400 t) light
  • 440 long tons (450 t) deep load
Length220 ft (67.06 m) o/a
Beam20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
Draught9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
Installed power6,200 ihp (4,600 kW)
Propulsion
  • 4 × Reed water tube boilers
  • 2 × vertical triple-expansion steam engines
  • 2 shafts
Speed30 kn (56 km/h)
Range91 tons coal
Complement58–63
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 L/40 naval gun on a Mark I low angle mount
  • 2 × single tubes for 18-inch (450 mm) torpedoes
Service record
Operations: World War I 1914 - 1918
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