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'''H.M.S. ''Shark''''' was one of 42 destroyers of the [["A" Class Destroyer (1894)|"A" class]] &mdash; a "27 knotter".
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'''H.M.S. ''Shark''''' was one of forty-two [["A" Class Destroyer (1894)|"A" class destroyers]] built for the [[Royal Navy]] &mdash; a "27 knotter".
  
 
Like many of her sisters, she was broken up before the war.
 
Like many of her sisters, she was broken up before the war.

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H.M.S. Shark (1894)
Builder: Thomson[1]
Ordered: 1893-94[2]
Laid down: 14 Feb, 1894[3]
Launched: 22 Sep, 1894[4]
Commissioned: Jul, 1895[5]
Broken up: 1911[6]

H.M.S. Shark was one of forty-two "A" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "27 knotter".

Like many of her sisters, she was broken up before the war.

Service

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 92.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  4. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  5. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  6. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 93.
  7. Troubridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 314.
  8. Troubridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/20. f. 314.
  9. Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.
  10. Barrow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/444. f. 511.

Bibliography


"A" Class Destroyer
26 Knotters
  Havock Hornet Daring  
  Decoy Ferret Lynx  
27 Knotters
Ardent Boxer Bruizer Charger Dasher
Hasty Hardy Haughty Janus Lightning
Porcupine Salmon Snapper Banshee Contest
Dragon Conflict Teazer Wizard Fervent
Zephyr Handy Hart Hunter Opossum
Ranger Sunfish Rocket Shark Surly
  Skate Starfish Sturgeon  
  Spitfire Swordfish Zebra  
  Destroyers (UK) "B" Class –>