Salmon-class destroyer

The Salmon class were two destroyers built by Earle's to an Admiralty specification for service with the Royal Navy.

Class overview
NameSalmon class
BuildersEarle's Shipbuilding, Hull
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded byJanus class
Succeeded byBanshee class
Built1895
In commission1895–1912
Completed2
Scrapped2
General characteristics
TypeTorpedo Boat Destroyer
Displacement305 long tons (310 t)
Length200 ft (61 m)
PropulsionYarrow boilers, 3,600 hp (2,685 kW)
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Armament

Under the 1893–1894 Naval Estimates, the British Admiralty placed orders for 36 torpedo-boat destroyers, all to be capable of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph), the "27-knotters", as a follow-on to the six prototype "26-knotters" ordered in the previous 1892–1893 Estimates. As was typical for torpedo craft at the time, the Admiralty left detailed design to the builders, laying down only broad requirements.[1][2]

HMS Salmon and HMS Snapper were launched in 1895. They displaced 305 tons, were 200 feet (61 m) long and their Yarrow boilers produced 3,600 hp (2,700 kW) which gave them the intended top speed of 27 knots. They were armed with one 12-pounder gun and two torpedo tubes. They carried a complement of 53 officers and men.

In May 1912 they were sold for breaking up.

In 1913 all surviving similar vessels built to the same requirement were reclassified as the A-class torpedo boat destroyers.

See also

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Bibliography

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  • Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  • Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
  • Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
  • Lyon, David (2001) [1996]. The First Destroyers. London: Caxton Editions. ISBN 1-84067-364-8.
  • Manning, T. D. (1961). The British Destroyer. Putnam & Co. OCLC 6470051.
  • March, Edgar J. (1966). British Destroyers: A History of Development, 1892–1953; Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records & Returns, Ships' Covers & Building Plans. London: Seeley Service. OCLC 164893555.

References

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  1. ^ Chesneau and Kolesnik 1979, p. 87.
  2. ^ Manning 1961, p. 39.