HMS Avon (1896)
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | HMS Avon |
| Builder | Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness |
| Launched | 10 October 1896[1] |
| 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 | list error: <br /> list (help) • 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
- ^ "HMS Avon". pbenyon.plus.com. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- Manning, Captain T.D. The British Destroyer. Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN [[Special:BookSources/0-906223-12-X |0-906223-12-X [[Category:Articles with invalid ISBNs]]]].
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