HMS Snapper (1895)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Snapper |
| Builder | Earl's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Limited, Hull, Yorkshire |
| Laid down | 2 April 1894 |
| Launched | 30 January 1895 |
| Completed | January 1896 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1912 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Salmon-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 305 long tons (310 t) |
| Length | 204.75 ft (62.41 m) |
| Beam | 19.5 ft (5.9 m) |
| Draught | 7.75 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Armament |
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HMS Snapper was a Salmon-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1895, and served in home waters.
She served as part of the Medway Instructional Flotilla. Lieutenant John Foster Grant-Dalton was appointed in command on 14 February 1902.[1] She docked for repairs to her stem in late May 1902,[2] but was back in the North Sea by early June,[3] and took part in the fleet review held at Spithead on 16 August 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII.[4] Lieutenant Charles Montagu Foot was appointed in command on 17 October 1902.[5]
She was sold off in 1911.
Notes
[edit]- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36700. London. 25 February 1902. p. 11.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36775. London. 23 May 1902. p. 4.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36786. London. 5 June 1902. p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval Review at Spithead". The Times. No. 36847. London. 15 August 1902. p. 5.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36882. London. 25 September 1902. p. 8.
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