HMS Sprightly (1900)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Sprightly | 
| Builder | Laird, Son & Co., Birkenhead | 
| Laid down | 20 June 1899 | 
| Launched | 25 September 1900 | 
| Completed | March 1902 | 
| Fate | Scrapped, 1920 | 
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Lively-class destroyer | 
| Displacement | 385 long tons (391 t) | 
| Length | 219 ft (67 m) | 
| Beam | 21.25 ft (6.5 m) | 
| Draught | 8 ft 7 in (2.6 m) | 
| Propulsion | 
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) | 
| Armament | 
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HMS Sprightly was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was built speculatively by Laird, Son & Company, Birkenhead, pre-empting further orders for vessels of this type, and was purchased by the navy in 1901.