HMS Foam (1896)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Foam.
HMS Foam was a two funnel, 30 knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1894 – 1895 Naval Estimates. She served in the Mediterranean for most of her short career and was sold in 1914, 4 months before the beginning of World War I.
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Name | Foam |
Ordered | 10 May 1895[1] |
Builder | John I Thornycroft, Chiswick |
Cost | £54,432[1] |
Yard number | 307 |
Laid down | 16 July 1895 |
Launched | 8 October 1896 |
Commissioned | July 1897 |
Fate | Sold for breaking, 26 May 1914 |
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Class and type | Two funnel, 30 knot destroyer |
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Length | 210 ft (64 m) o/a |
Beam | 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m) |
Draught | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Installed power | 5,700 shp (4,300 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 kn (56 km/h) |
Range |
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Complement | 65 officers and men |
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