HMS Star (1896)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Star |
| Ordered | 1895–1896 Naval Estimates |
| Builder | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow-on-Tyne |
| Laid down | 23 March 1896 |
| Launched | 11 August 1897 |
| Commissioned | September 1898 |
| Out of service | Laid up in reserve 1919 |
| Fate | Sold for breaking 10 June 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Palmer three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 220 ft (67.06 m) o/a |
| Beam | 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
| Installed power | 6,200 ihp (4,600 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 30 kn (56 km/h) |
| Range | 91 tons coal |
| Complement | 58–63 |
| Armament |
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| Service record | |
| Operations: | World War I 1914 - 1918 |
HMS Star was a Palmer three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896–1897 Naval Estimates. She was the eleventh ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1643 for a 19-gun ship sold until 1652.