HMS Charger (1894)
 Plans for the Charger class
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Charger |
| Builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders, Poplar, London |
| Laid down | November 1893 |
| Launched | 15 September 1894 |
| Completed | February 1896 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1912 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement | 255 long tons (259 t) |
| Length | 195 ft (59 m) |
| Beam | 18.5 ft (5.6 m) |
| Draught | 7.25 ft (2.2 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Armament | |
HMS Charger was a Template:Sclass- which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched by Yarrow Shipbuilders at Poplar, London on 15 September 1894,[1] served in home waters and was sold off in 1912.
Service history
Charger was commissioned at Devonport by Lieutenant Robert William Francis Travers on 11 March 1902,[2] for service with the Devonport instructional flotilla.[3] Travers was reassigned to the battleship Nile the following month, when Lieutenant G. H. Brown was appointed in command of Charger.[4] She took part in the fleet review held at Spithead on 16 August 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII.[5]
Notes
- ^ The Times (London), Monday, 17 September 1894, p.8
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36720. London. 20 March 1902. p. 10. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36713. London. 12 March 1902. p. 7. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36747. London. 21 April 1902. p. 6. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
- ^ "Naval Review at Spithead". The Times. No. 36847. London. 15 August 1902. p. 5. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)
References
- Manning, T.D. (1961). The British Destroyer. Putnam and Co.
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