HMS Shark (1894)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Shark |
| Launched | 1894 |
| Fate | Sold, 1911 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement | 280 long tons (284 t) |
| Length | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Propulsion | Normand boilers, 4,100 hp (3,057 kW) |
| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Complement | 53 |
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HMS Shark was a Template:Sclass- of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Clydebank in 1894, served in home waters and was sold in 1911.
Construction
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Service history
Shark served in the Devonport instructional flotilla, when in early February 1900 she was transferred to become tender to the HMS Cambridge, gunnery ship off Plymouth.[1]
In 1902 she served in the Channel Squadron,[2] and took part in the Coronation Review for King Edward VII.
References
- Manning, Captain T.D. The British Destroyer. Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0-906223-13-X.
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