HMS Flying Fish (1897)

HMS Flying Fish
History
United Kingdom
NameFlying Fish
Ordered1895 – 1896 Naval Estimates
BuilderPalmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Jarrow-on-Tyne
Laid down9 August 1896
Launched4 March 1897
CommissionedJune 1898
Out of serviceLaid up in reserve, 1919
FateSold for breaking, 30 August 1919
General characteristics
Class & typePalmer three funnel, 30 knot destroyer
Displacement
  • 390 long tons (396 t) standard
  • 420 long tons (427 t) full load
Length219 ft 9 in (66.98 m) o/a
Beam20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
Draught8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)
Installed power6,000 shp (4,500 kW)
Propulsion
Speed30 kn (56 km/h)
Range
  • 80 tons coal
  • 1,490 nmi (2,760 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h)
Complement60 officers and men
Armament

HMS Flying Fish was a Palmer three funnel, 30 knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896 – 1897 Naval Estimates. She was the tenth ship to carry this name.