For other ships of the same name, see HMS Sparrowhawk.
| HMS Sparrowhawk (1895) | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | HMS Sparrowhawk |
| Builder: | Laird, Son & Co., Birkenhead |
| Launched: | 8 October 1895 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 17 June 1904 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Quail-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 395 long tons (401 t) |
| Length: | 215 ft (66 m) |
| Propulsion: |
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 Sparrowhawk was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was completed by Laird, Son & Company, Birkenhead, and was launched on 8 October 1895.[1] She served on the China Station and was wrecked in the mouth of the Yangtze River in 1904.[2] She was one of four Quail-class destroyers.
References[]
- ↑ The Times (London), Wednesday, October 9, 1895, p.7
- ↑ "HMS Sparrowhawk". pbenyon.plus.com. http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/18-1900/S/04327.html. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
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