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H.M.S. Spitfire (1895)
Builder: Armstrong[1]
Ordered: 1893-94[2]
Laid down: 4 Jun, 1894[3]
Launched: 7 Jun, 1895[4]
Commissioned: Nov, 1896[5]
Broken up: 1912[6]

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

Service

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

Captains

Dates of appointment are provided when known.

Equipment

In 1896, Swordfish and Spitfire were fitted with Tower's Steady Platform search lights which proved "very satisfactory,"[30] having been improved since 1889 evaluations. In tests at Chatham on 13th October, 1896, Spitfire was moored in basin number 3 and rolled about 25 degrees while she shone her light on a hatch-painted test vessel. The light beam did not waver by more than a half degree during the test.[31]

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. ↑ Luce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 79.
  8. ↑ Luce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 79.
  9. ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
  10. ↑ Walwyn Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/24. f. 24.
  11. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  12. ↑ Hawksley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 289.
  13. ↑ Buchanan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/4. f. 4.
  14. ↑ Buchanan Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/4. f. 4.
  15. ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  16. ↑ Prentis Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/118. f. 130.
  17. ↑ Benwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/200. f. 215.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 378.
  19. ↑ Benwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/200. f. 215.
  20. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 378.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 378.
  22. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  23. ↑ Taylor Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48. f. 438.
  24. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  25. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 378.
  26. ↑ Rawlings Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/48/96. f. 500.
  27. ↑ Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  28. ↑ Russel Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/75. f. 40.
  29. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 378.
  30. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1896. p. ix.
  31. ↑ Annual Report of the Torpedo School, 1896. p. 51.

Bibliography


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