HMS Avon (1896)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Avon.

History
Name	HMS Avon
Builder	Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness
Launched	10 October 1896
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 1920
General characteristics
Class and type	Avon-class destroyer
Displacement	385 long tons (391 t)
Length	210 ft (64 m)
Beam	20 ft (6.1 m)
Complement	63
Armament	• 1 × 12-pounder gun • 5 × 6-pounder guns • 2 × torpedo tubes

HMS Avon was one of three Avon-class destroyers which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched by Vickers in 1896, served during the First World War in home waters and was sold off after the end of hostilities in 1920.

References

• Manning, Captain T.D. The British Destroyer. Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0 906223 12 x. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)