HMS Banshee (1894)

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

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Banshee
Builder	Laird, Son and Co., Birkenhead
Launched	17 November 1894
Fate	Sold for scrap, 1912
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	290 long tons (295 t)
Length	210 ft (64 m)
Beam	19 ft (5.8 m)
Draught	7 ft (2.1 m)
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Complement	53
Armament	1 × 12-pounder gun 2 × torpedo tubes

HMS Banshee was one of three Template:Sclass-s which served with the Royal Navy.

She was launched on 17 November 1894 at the Laird, Son and Co shipyard, Birkenhead, and served most of her time in the Mediterranean. Banshee was sold off in 1912.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
• Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers: From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-049-9.
• Gardiner, Robert; Gray, Randal (1985). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
• Manning, T.D (1979) [1961]. The British Destroyer. Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0-906223-13-X. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)

External links

• "battleships-cruisers.co.uk". Retrieved 10 December 2007.