For other ships of the same name, see HMS Express.
| HMS Express (1896) | |
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 Laird plans for Express | |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS Express |
| Builder: | Laird, Son & Co., Birkenhead |
| Laid down: | 1 December 1896 |
| Launched: | 11 December 1897 |
| Completed: | February 1902 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Torpedo boat destroyer |
| Displacement: | 465 long tons (472 t) |
| Length: | 239.25 ft (72.9 m) |
| Beam: | 23.5 ft (7.2 m) |
| Draught: | 10.25 ft (3.1 m) |
| Propulsion: |
vertical triple-expansion steam engines Coal-fired Normand boilers 9,250 hp (6,898 kW) |
| Speed: | 31 knots (57 km/h; 36 mph) |
| Complement: | 74 |
| Armament: |
1 × QF 12-pounder gun 2 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes |
HMS Express was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was completed by Laird, Son & Company, Birkenhead, in 1896. Like many contemporary British destroyers, she was a "builder's special", designed to Admiralty specifications but built to the builder's own design.
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