Violet-class destroyer

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

Class overview
Builders: William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland
Operators:  Royal Navy
Built: 1896–1899
In commission: 1898–1920
Completed: 2
Scrapped: 2
General characteristics
Class and type: Violet-class destroyer
Displacement: 350 long tons (356 t)
Length: 214 ft 9 in (65.46 m)
Beam: 21 ft (6.4 m)
Draught: 9 ft 7 in (2.9 m)
Propulsion:
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement: 63
Armament:
  • 1 × QF 12-pounder gun
  • 3 × 6-pounder guns
  • 3 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes

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