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Violet-class destroyer

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Class overview
BuildersWilliam Doxford & Sons, Sunderland
Operators Royal Navy
Built1896–1899
In commission1898–1920
Completed2
Scrapped2
General characteristics
Class and typeViolet-class destroyer
Displacement350 long tons (356 t)
Length214 ft 9 in (65.46 m)
Beam21 ft (6.4 m)
Draught9 ft 7 in (2.9 m)
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement63
Armament

The Violet class destroyer was a class of two destroyers that served in the British Royal Navy.[1]

Violet and Sylvia were built by William Doxford & Sons in Sunderland.[2] They were fitted with Thornycroft boilers which generated 6,300 HP and produced the 30 knots (56 km/h) demanded of these three funnelled C-class destroyers. They were armed with the standard 12-pounder gun and two torpedo tubes, and carried a complement of 63 officers and men.

Both ships served through the Great War and were broken up shortly afterwards.

References

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  1. ^ "Violet-class at BattleshipsCruisers.co.uk". Retrieved 2 April 2009.
  2. ^ "HMS Violet". navalhistory.flixco.info. 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.