HMS Gipsy (1897)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Gipsy.
HMS Gipsy was a Fairfield-built three-funnel, 30 knot torpedo boat destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896 – 1897 Naval Estimates. She was the fourth ship to carry this name.[2][3] Designated as a C-class destroyer in 1913, Gipsy served on patrol in the First World War operating out of Dover. She was sold for breaking in 1921.
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Gipsy's sister-ship, Fairy | |
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Name | Gipsy |
Ordered | 1896 – 1897 Naval Estimates |
Builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Govan |
Cost | £54,363[1] |
Yard number | 395[1] |
Laid down | 1 October 1896 |
Launched | 9 March 1897 |
Commissioned | July 1898 |
Out of service | December 1918 |
Fate | Sold for breaking, 17 March 1921 |
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Class and type | Fairfield three-funnel, 30 knot destroyer |
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Length | 215 ft 6 in (65.68 m) oa |
Beam | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Draught | 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) |
Installed power | 6,300 ihp (4,700 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 kn (56 km/h) |
Range |
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Complement | 63 officers and men |
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