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sent out a request to several shipbuilders for designs and tenders for "large sea going torpedo boats", or what later became known as "Torpedo Boat
Destroyers", to be built under the 1892–1893 shipbuilding programme. In January 1893, an order was placed for two ships with
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torpedo tube in the ship's bow and two more 18 inch tubes on a rotating mount. As a gunboat, the two swivelling torpedo tubes could be removed to accommodate a further two six-pounders.
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and armament, which was to vary depending on whether the ship was to be used in the torpedo boat or gunboat role. Laird's design was 199 feet 0 inches (60.66 m)
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did not specify a standard design for destroyers, laying down broad requirements, including a trial speed of 27 knots (31 mph; 50 km/h), a "turtleback"
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in August 1894, successfully reaching the contract speed of 27 knots, but had problems steering when running astern, and was not completed until August 1895.
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took part in the Royal Navy's annual manoeuvres in July 1896. On 26 June 1897 she was present at the
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instructional flotilla, when in early
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rated at 4,475 indicated horsepower (3,337 kW). Four funnels were fitted.
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713:"Warships Ashore: Accident on H.M.S. Thrasher: Four Men Killed"
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Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War
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Steam, Steel & Shellfire: The Steam
Warship 1815–1905
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less badly damaged. Both ships were refloated, with
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787:. No. 36800. London. 21 June 1902. p. 12.
802:. No. 36767. London. 14 May 1902. p. 12.
302:of 19 feet 8 inches (5.99 m) and a
849:Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905
397:ruptured as a result of the impact, killing four
885:Gardiner, Robert; Lambert, Andrew, eds. (1992).
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294:and 195 feet 0 inches (59.44 m)
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180:Vertical triple-expansion steam engines
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851:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
393:in Cornwall. A steam main aboard
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316:triple-expansion steam engines
314:fed steam to 2 three-cylinder
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701:. November 1897. p. 290.
687:, pp. facing page 12, 15
389:ran aground in thick fog off
371:ran aground off the coast of
190:4,000 hp (2,983 kW)
838:Brassey, T. A., ed. (1898).
829:Brassey, T. A., ed. (1897).
594:Chesneau & Kolesnik 1979
375:, receiving serious damage.
908:. London: Caxton Editions.
721:. 1 October 1897. p. 3
539:Gardiner & Lambert 1992
445:to the torpedo school ship
347:shipyard on 1 July 1893 as
204:(48 km/h; 30 mph)
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1342:Maritime incidents in 1897
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312:Normand water-tube boilers
161:19.25 ft (5.9 m)
145:199 long tons (202 t)
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153:210 ft (64 m)
124:General characteristics
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296:between perpendiculars
250:which served with the
169:9 ft (2.7 m)
16:Ferret-class destroyer
1196:Friend to all Nations
904:Lyon, David (2001) .
840:The Naval Annual 1898
831:The Naval Annual 1897
367:On 26 December 1894,
906:The First Destroyers
323:QF 12 pounder 12 cwt
79:Laird, Son & Co.
699:The Marine Engineer
651:The Evening Journal
262:In April 1892, the
675:, pp. 148–149
413:for repair. While
383:and the destroyer
220:3 Ă— 6-pounder guns
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753:12 November
725:12 November
658:12 November
464:in August.
409:sailing to
349:yard number
343:at Laird's
277:Thornycroft
184:Coal-fired
1332:1894 ships
1321:Categories
1272:Matsushima
1146:Foudroyant
1064:Shipwrecks
502:References
462:Edward VII
357:sea trials
345:Birkenhead
288:forecastle
252:Royal Navy
174:Propulsion
108:March 1895
83:Birkenhead
1253:HMS
1246:HMS
1144:HMS
1075:Commodore
813:Lyon 2001
800:The Times
785:The Times
770:The Times
633:Lyon 2001
606:Lyon 2001
570:Lyon 2001
551:Lyon 2001
527:Lyon 2001
515:Lyon 2001
460:for King
447:HMS
439:Devonport
411:Devonport
341:laid down
298:, with a
284:Admiralty
105:Completed
92:July 1893
89:Laid down
1262:29 Oct:
1255:Thrasher
1244:29 Sep:
1227:Valencia
1224:29 May:
1217:Willehad
1173:29 Oct:
1166:Antelope
1153:26 Jul:
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1092:29 Apr:
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449:Defiance
415:Thrasher
395:Thrasher
386:Thrasher
373:Cornwall
353:launched
209:Armament
117:Scrapped
97:Launched
21:HMS Lynx
1237:Oakland
1234:9 Aug:
1214:1 Jan:
1193:2 Dec:
1163:7 Oct:
1156:Advance
1112:9 Jun:
1105:Ability
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1072:2 Jan:
823:Sources
476:Preston
401:, with
399:stokers
304:draught
273:Yarrows
166:Draught
75:Builder
45:History
1282:Coptic
1135:Gangut
1001:Ardent
992:Havock
969:Ferret
955:Ferret
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443:tender
246:Ferret
243:was a
150:Length
134:Ferret
119:, 1912
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994:class
482:Notes
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202:knots
197:Speed
1308:1898
1295:1896
1248:Lynx
1176:FusĹŤ
1115:Aden
976:Lynx
910:ISBN
891:ISBN
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853:ISBN
755:2018
727:2018
660:2018
469:Lynx
435:Lynx
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407:Lynx
403:Lynx
381:Lynx
377:Lynx
369:Lynx
339:was
337:Lynx
300:beam
282:The
275:and
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238:HMS
223:3 Ă—
214:1 Ă—
158:Beam
113:Fate
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67:HMS
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