Conflict class destroyer
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_IWM_Q_021112.jpg) HMS Conflict |
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | J. Samuel White, East Cowes, Isle of Wight |
| Operators: |  Royal Navy |
| Preceded by: | Fervent-class destroyer |
| Succeeded by: | Handy-class destroyer |
| In commission: | 1895–1920 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Retired: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 320 long tons (325 t) |
| Length: | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Propulsion: | White-Forster boilers, 4,500 hp (3,356 kW) |
| Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Complement: | 53 officers and men |
| Armament: | • 1 × QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun • 2 × torpedo tubes |
Three Conflict class destroyers served with the Royal Navy. There were built by the White Shipyard. Conflict, Teazer, and Wizard were 200 feet long, displaced 320 tons and produced 4,500 H.P. from their White-Forster boilers to give them a top speed of 27 knots. They were armed, as was standard with ships of this type at the time, with one twelve pounder gun, two torpedo tubes and had a complement of 53 officers and men.
[edit] See also
Media related to Conflict class destroyer at Wikimedia Commons
[edit] References
- Manning, Captain T.D.. The British Destroyer. Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0 906223 12 x.
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