HMS Vulture (1898)

HMS Vulture was a Clydebank three funnel - 30 knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1895 – 1896 Naval Estimates. She was the fifth ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1776 for a 14-gun sloop sold until 1802.

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

HMS Vulture
History
United Kingdom
NameVulture
Ordered1895 – 1896 Naval Estimates
BuilderJ & G Thompson, Clydebank
Laid down26 November 1895
Launched22 March 1898
CommissionedMay 1900
Out of serviceLaid up in reserve 1919
Fate27 May 1919 sold to Hayes of Porthcawl for breaking
General characteristics
Class and typeClydebank three funnel - 30 knot destroyer
Displacement
  • 345 long tons (351 t) standard
  • 385 long tons (391 t) full load
  • 214 ft (65 m) o/a
  • 20 ft (6.1 m) Beam
  • 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) Draught
Propulsion
  • 4 × Thornycroft water tube boiler
  • 2 × Vertical Triple Expansion (VTE) steam engines driving 2 shafts producing 5,800 shp (4,300 kW)
Speed30 kn (56 km/h)
Range
  • 80 tons coal
  • 1,465 nmi (2,713 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h)
Complement63 officers and men
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 naval gun L/40 Naval gun on a Mark I* low angle mount
  • 2 × single tubes for 18-inch (450mm) torpedoes
Service record
Operations: World War I 1914 - 1918
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