HMS Thrasher (1895)

HMS Thrasher was a "thirty-knotter" torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was completed by Laird, Son & Company, Birkenhead, in 1897. One of four Quail-class destroyers (later classed as part of the B-class), she served in the First World War, sinking the German submarine UC-39 in 1917, and was sold off after hostilities ended.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameThrasher
BuilderLaird, Son & Co., Birkenhead
Yard number608
Laid down30 May 1895
Launched5 November 1895
CommissionedJune 1897
FateSold for disposal, 1919
General characteristics
Class and typeQuail-class destroyer
Displacement
  • 355 long tons (361 t) light
  • 415 long tons (422 t) full load
Length218 ft (66 m)
Beam21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Draught9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Propulsion
  • Triple expansion steam engines
  • Coal-fired Normand boilers
  • 6,300 hp (4,698 kW)
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement63
Armament
  • 1 × QF 12-pounder gun,
  • 5 × 6-pounder guns,
  • 2 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
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