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Along with the near-identical [[Ferret class destroyer|Ferret class torpedo boat destroyers]] they were all disposed of in 1911/1912. |
Along with the near-identical [[Ferret class destroyer|Ferret class torpedo boat destroyers]] they were all disposed of in 1911/1912. |
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[[List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy]] |
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Revision as of 12:22, 9 April 2008
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. On a displacement of 290 tons, they carried one 12-pounder gun and two torpedo tubes. With 4,400 horsepower they made a speed of 27 knots.
Banshee had a length of 210 ft, beam 19ft and draught of 7 ft. They carried a complement of 53 officers and men
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Along with the near-identical Ferret class torpedo boat destroyers they were all disposed of in 1911/1912.
See also
List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy
References
- 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.
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