HMS Swordfish (1895)

HMS Swordfish was one of two Swordfish-class destroyers which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched on 27 February 1895 by Armstrong Mitchell and Co at Elswick and sold off in 1910.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Swordfish
Ordered8 December 1893
BuilderArmstrong Mitchell & Co., Elswick, Tyne and Wear
Laid down4 June 1894
Launched27 February 1895
CommissionedDecember 1896
FateSold, 1910
General characteristics
Class and typeSwordfish-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 320 long tons (330 t) light
  • 355 long tons (361 t) deep load
Length
  • 200 ft 0 in (60.96 m) pp
  • 204 ft 3 in (62.26 m) oa
Beam19 ft 0 in (5.79 m)
Draught7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
Installed power4,500 ihp (3,400 kW)
Propulsion
  • 8 Yarrow water-tube boilers
  • 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Armament
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