HMS Hart (1895)

History
United Kingdom
NameHart
BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan
Laid down7 June 1894
Launched27 March 1895
CompletedJanuary 1896
FateSold for scrap, 1912
General characteristics
Class & typeHandy-class destroyer
Displacement275 long tons (279 t)
Length197 ft 3 in (60.1 m) (o/a)
Beam19 ft 5 in (5.9 m)
Draught7 ft 6 in (2.3 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 triple-expansion steam engines
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range1,270 nautical miles (2,350 km; 1,460 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Armament

HMS Hart was one of three Handy-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1890s. Completed in 1895 she spent most of her career on the China Station and was sold in 1912.