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HMS Banshee
Class overview
BuildersCammell Laird
OperatorsRoyal Navy
Built1894
In commission1894 to 1912
Completed3
Active0
Lost0
Scrapped3
Preserved0
General characteristics
TypeTorpedo Boat Destroyer
Length210ft
Beam19ft
Draft7ft
Speed27knts
Complement53
ArmamentOne 12 pounder gun, two torpedo tubes

The Banshee class was a class of torpedo boat destroyers that served with the Royal Navy into the early part of the Twentieth century.

They were all built by Laird at Birkenhead. Displacing 290 tons, they carried one 12-pounder gun and two torpedo tubes. With 4,400 horsepower (3,300 kW) they made a speed of 27 knots (50 km/h).

Banshee had a length of 210 ft (64 m), beam 19 ft (5.8 m) and draught of 7 ft (2.1 m) They carried a complement of 53 officers and men.

Along with the near-identical Ferret class torpedo boat destroyers they were all disposed of in 1911/1912.

Ships

See also

Media related to Banshee class destroyer at Wikimedia Commons

References

  • Lyon, David (1996). The First Destroyers. ISBN 1-84067-364-8.
  • The British Destroyer by Captain T.D. Manning. Published by Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0 906223 12 x.
  • "battleships.cruisers.co.uk". Retrieved 10 December. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)