Banshee-class destroyer

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

Ships

• Banshee November 1894,
• Contest December 1894,
• Dragon December 1894,

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.
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