HMS Hardy (1895)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Hardy.
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| Name: | HMS Hardy |
| Builder: | William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland |
| Launched: | 16 December 1895[1] |
| Fate: | Sold for scrapping, 11 July 1911[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Hardy-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 260 long tons (264 t) |
| Length: | 196 ft (60 m) |
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| Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Complement: | 53 |
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HMS Hardy was a Hardy-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. She was built by William Doxford & Sons in 1895, launched on 16 December 1895, and sold off on 11 July 1911.
She saw early service in home waters. In 1901 she was with the Mediterranean Squadron, [2] but was relieved by the destroyer HMS Mallard in late May the following year.[3] Lieutenant Robert G. D. Dewar was appointed in command during summer 1902.[4]
Notes
- 1 2 "HMS Hardy". pbenyon.plus.com. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 19 April 1901. (36433), p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Wednesday, 21 May 1902. (36773), p. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Friday, 14 March 1902. (36715), p. 9.
References
- Manning, Captain T.D (1979) [1961]. The British Destroyer. Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0-906223-13-X.
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