| Hardy-class destroyer | |
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| Class overview | |
| Builders: | William Doxford & Son, Sunderland |
| Operators: | Royal Navy |
| Preceded by: | Charger-class destroyer |
| Succeeded by: | Janus-class destroyer |
| Built: | 1895 |
| In commission: | 1895–1912 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Retired: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Torpedo Boat Destroyer |
| Displacement: | 260 long tons (264 t) |
| Length: | 196 ft (60 m) |
| Propulsion: | Yarrow boilers |
| Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Complement: | 53 |
| Armament: |
• 1 × 12 pounder gun • 2 × torpedo tubes |
Two Hardy class destroyers served with the Royal Navy. HMS Hardy and HMS Haughty were both built by Doxford with Yarrow boilers. They displaced 260 tons, were 196 feet long and were armed with one twelve pounder gun and two torpedo tubes. They carried 53 officers and men and served in home waters before being sold off before the Great War.
References[]
- Manning, Captain T.D (1979) [1961]. The British Destroyer. Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0-906223-13-X.
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