HMS Peterel (1899)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Peterel.

History


Name:	HMS Peterel
Builder:	Palmers, Jarrow
Launched:	30 March 1899
Fate:	Sold for breaking up, 30 August 1919
General characteristics
Class & type:	Spiteful-class destroyer
Displacement:	350 long tons (356 t)
Length:	210 ft (64 m)
Propulsion:	Triple expansion steam engines Coal-fired Reed boilers 6,200 hp (4,623 kW)
Speed:	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement:	63
Armament:	1 × QF 12-pounder gun 2 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes

HMS Peterel was one of two Spiteful-class destroyers to serve with the Royal Navy. She was built by Palmers, was 215 feet long and the 6,200 H.P. produced by her Reed boilers gave her a top speed of 30 knots. She was armed, as was standard, with a twelve pounder and two torpedo tubes. She served in home waters during the Great War and was sold off after hostilities ended in 1919.

References

Manning, Captain T.D. The British Destroyer. Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0-906223-13-X.

B-class destroyer

Quail class	Quail Sparrowhawk Thrasher Virago

Earnest class	Earnest Griffon Locust Panther Seal Wolf

Lively class	Lively Sprightly Success

Spiteful class	Spiteful Peterel

Myrmidon class	Myrmidon Syren

Palmers final group	Albacore Bonetta

Unique ships	Kangaroo Express Orwell Arab Cobra

Preceded by: A class Followed by: C class List of destroyers of the Royal Navy

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