For other ships of the same name, see HMS Seal.
| HMS Seal (1897) | |
|---|---|
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS Seal |
| Builder: | Laird, Son & Co., Birkenhead |
| Laid down: | 17 June 1896 |
| Launched: | 6 March 1897 |
| Completed: | May 1898 |
| Fate: | Scrapped, 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Earnest-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 395 long tons (401 t) |
| Length: | 210 ft (64 m) |
| Beam: | 21.5 ft (6.6 m) |
| Draught: | 9.75 ft (3.0 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 Seal was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was completed by Laird, Son & Company, Birkenhead, in 1897.
She served as part of the Devonport Destroyer Instructional Flotilla in 1901.[1]
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