HMS Virago (1895)
HMS Virago was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was completed by Laird Brothers, Birkenhead, in 1897. One of four Quail-class destroyers she served during the Great War and was sold off after hostilities ended.
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Virago |
Builder | Laird Brothers, Birkenhead |
Laid down | 13 June 1895 |
Launched | 19 November 1895 |
Completed | June 1897 |
Fate | Sold for disposal, 10 October 1919 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Quail-class destroyer |
Displacement | 395 long tons (401 t) |
Length | 215 ft (66 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Complement | 63 |
Armament |
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