Daring-class destroyer (1893)
1895 class of torpedo boat destroyers of the Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Two Daring-class destroyers were the very first torpedo boat destroyers ("TBDs") to be ordered for the Royal Navy, the order being placed on 27 June 1892.
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HMS Daring | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Daring class |
Builders | John I. Thornycroft & Company, Chiswick |
Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | Havock class |
Built | 1892–1894 |
In commission | 1895–1912 |
Completed | 2 |
Lost | 1 |
Scrapped | 1 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Torpedo boat destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 185 ft (56 m) oa |
Beam | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
Draught | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
Installed power | 4,200 hp (3,132 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
Armament |
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