For other ships of the same name, see HMS Orwell.
| HMS Orwell (1901) | |
|---|---|
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS Orwell |
| Builder: | Laird, Son & Co., Birkenhead |
| Laid down: | 9 November 1897 |
| Launched: | 29 September 1898 |
| Completed: | January 1900 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1922 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 360 long tons (366 t) |
| Length: | 216.25 ft (65.91 m) |
| Beam: | 21.5 ft (6.6 m) |
| Draught: | 9 ft 7 in (2.9 m) |
| Propulsion: |
vertical triple-expansion steam engines Coal-fired Normand boilers 6,300 hp (4,698 kW) |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement: | 63 |
| Armament: |
1 × QF 12-pounder gun 2 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes |
HMS Orwell was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was built speculatively by Laird, Son & Company, Birkenhead, pre-empting further orders for vessels of this type, and was bought by the navy in 1901.
She served with the Mediterranean Squadron.[1]
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