HMS Snapper (1895)

HMS Snapper was a Salmon-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1895, and served in home waters.

History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Snapper
Builder: Earl's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Limited, Hull, Yorkshire
Laid down: 2 April 1894
Launched: 30 January 1895
Completed: January 1896
Fate: Scrapped, 1912
General characteristics
Class and type: Salmon-class destroyer
Displacement: 305 long tons (310 t)
Length: 204.75 ft (62.41 m)
Beam: 19.5 ft (5.9 m)
Draught: 7.75 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion:
Speed: 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Armament:

She served as part of the Medway Instructional Flotilla in 1901.[1] Lieutenant John Foster Grant-Dalton was appointed in command on 14 February 1902.[2] She docked for repairs to her stem in late May 1902,[3] but was back in the North Sea by early June,[4] and took part in the fleet review held at Spithead on 16 August 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII.[5] Lieutenant Charles Montagu Foot was appointed in command on 17 October 1902.[6]

She was sold off in 1911.

Notes

  1. "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36409). London. 22 March 1901. p. 11.
  2. "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36700). London. 25 February 1902. p. 11.
  3. "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36775). London. 23 May 1902. p. 4.
  4. "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36786). London. 5 June 1902. p. 7.
  5. "Naval Review at Spithead". The Times (36847). London. 15 August 1902. p. 5.
  6. "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times (36882). London. 25 September 1902. p. 8.

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