Bullfinch-class destroyer
_IWM_Q_021050.jpg) HMS Bullfinch | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Earle's Shipbuilding, Hull |
| Operators: |
 Royal Navy |
| Built: | 1898 |
| In commission: | 1898–1920 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Retired: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | C-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 345 long tons (351 t) |
| Length: | 210 ft (64 m) |
| Propulsion: | Thornycroft boilers, 5,800 hp (4,325 kW) |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement: | 63 |
| Armament: |
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Two Bullfinch-class destroyers served with the British Royal Navy;[1] Bullfinch and Dove were both built by Earle's Shipbuilding company in Hull in 1898. They were 345-ton class C-class destroyers, sporting three funnels, and capable of a speed of 30 knots (56 km/h), thanks to their Thornycroft boilers. They were 210 feet long, generated 5,800 HP and carried a full complement of 63 officers and men. They were distinguished from other similar C-class ships by their flat-sided centre funnels and conspicuous steam pipes. They were armed with the standard twelve-pounder and two torpedo tubes, and served through the Great War, being broken up after the end of hostilities.
See also
Media related to Bullfinch class destroyer at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ↑ "Bullfinch-class at BattleshipsCruisers.co.uk". Retrieved 2009-04-02.
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