HMS Hunter (1895)
HMS Hunter | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Hunter |
| Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan |
| Laid down | 7 June 1894 |
| Launched | 28 December 1895 |
| Completed | May 1896 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1912 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Handy-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 275 long tons (279 t) |
| Length | 197 ft 3 in (60.1 m) (o/a) |
| Beam | 19 ft 5 in (5.9 m) |
| Draught | 7 ft 6 in (2.3 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 triple-expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Range | 1,270 nautical miles (2,350 km; 1,460 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Armament | |
HMS Hunter was one of three Handy-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1890s. Completed in 1896 she spent her career in home waters and was sold for scrap in 1912.