For other ships of the same name, see HMS Thrasher.
| HMS Thrasher (1895) | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | HMS Thrasher |
| Builder: | Laird, Son & Co., Birkenhead |
| Launched: | 5 November 1895 |
| Fate: | Sold for disposal, 1919 |
| 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 Thrasher was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was completed by Laird, Son & Company, Birkenhead, in 1895. One of four Quail-class destroyers, she served in the Great War and was sold off after hostilities ended.
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