HMS Griffon (1896)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Griffon
BuilderLaird, Son & Co., Birkenhead
Laid down7 March 1896
Launched21 November 1896
CompletedNovember 1897
FateScrapped, 1920
General characteristics
Class & typeEarnest-class destroyer
Displacement395 long tons (401 t)
Length210 ft (64 m)
Beam21.5 ft (6.6 m)
Draught9.75 ft (3.0 m)
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement63
Armament

HMS Griffon was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was completed by Laird, Son & Company, Birkenhead, in 1896.

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