HMS Boxer (1894)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Boxer
BuilderThornycroft, Chiswick
Laid down1894
Launched28 November 1894
ChristenedMiss Joan Thornycroft
CompletedJune 1895
FateSunk after collision, 8 February 1918
General characteristics
Class & typeArdent-class destroyer
Displacement265 long tons (269 t)
Length200 ft (61 m)
Propulsion
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Complement53
Armament

HMS Boxer was an Ardent-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy, launched on 28 November 1894. She spent several years operating with the Mediterranean Fleet and remained active during the First World War. She was sunk in a collision on 8 February 1918.