Ferret-class destroyer
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Two Ferret-class destroyers served with the Royal Navy. Ferret and Lynx were built by Laird, displaced 280 tons and were 199 feet (61 m) in overall length.
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Ferret | |
Class overview | |
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Builders | Cammell Laird |
Operators | Royal Navy |
Preceded by | Havock-class destroyer |
Succeeded by | Ardent-class destroyer |
Built | 1893–1894 |
In commission | 1893–1912 |
Completed | 2 |
Scrapped | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Torpedo boat destroyer |
Displacement | 280 long tons (284 t) |
Length |
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Beam | 19 ft 3 in (5.87 m) |
Propulsion | 2 sets triple expansion |
Speed | 26 knots contract (27 actual) |
Complement | 42 (later 53) |
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