Two Hardy-class destroyers served with the Royal Navy. HMS Hardy and HMS Haughty were both built by Doxford, ordered on 3 November 1893. They were fitted with 8 Yarrow boilers. They displaced 260 tons, were 196 feet long and were armed with one twelve pounder quick-firing gun mounted forward and five 6-pounder guns, mounted on the broadside and aft, and two torpedo tubes on a revolving mount. They carried 53 officers and men, and served in home waters (although Hardy was briefly in the Mediterranean in 1900) before being sold off in 1911 and 1912 respectively.
As part of the 1893–1894 Naval Estimates, the British Admiralty placed orders for 36 torpedo-boat destroyers, all to be capable of 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph), the "27-knotters", as a follow-on to the six prototype "26-knotters" ordered in the previous 1892–1893 Estimates. As was typical for torpedo craft at the time, the Admiralty left detailed design to the builders, laying down only broad requirements.[1][2]
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hardy, class, destroyer, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, january, 2013, learn, when, remove, this, template, m. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Two Hardy class destroyers served with the Royal Navy HMS Hardy and HMS Haughty were both built by Doxford ordered on 3 November 1893 They were fitted with 8 Yarrow boilers They displaced 260 tons were 196 feet long and were armed with one twelve pounder quick firing gun mounted forward and five 6 pounder guns mounted on the broadside and aft and two torpedo tubes on a revolving mount They carried 53 officers and men and served in home waters although Hardy was briefly in the Mediterranean in 1900 before being sold off in 1911 and 1912 respectively Class overviewNameHardy classBuildersWilliam Doxford amp Sons SunderlandOperators Royal NavyPreceded byCharger classSucceeded byJanus classBuilt1895In commission1895 1912Completed2Retired2General characteristicsTypeTorpedo boat destroyerDisplacement260 long tons 264 t light 325 long tons 330 t full load Length200 ft 3 in 61 04 m overall 196 ft 60 m between perpendiculars Beam19 ft 5 8 m Draught7 ft 9 in 2 36 m Propulsion2 sets vertical triple expansion engines 8 Yarrow boilersSpeed27 knots 50 km h 31 mph Complement53Armament1 12 pounder gun 5 x 6 pounder guns 2 torpedo tubesAs part of the 1893 1894 Naval Estimates the British Admiralty placed orders for 36 torpedo boat destroyers all to be capable of 27 knots 50 km h 31 mph the 27 knotters as a follow on to the six prototype 26 knotters ordered in the previous 1892 1893 Estimates As was typical for torpedo craft at the time the Admiralty left detailed design to the builders laying down only broad requirements 1 2 See also editA class destroyer 1913 Bibliography editChesneau Roger amp Kolesnik Eugene M eds 1979 Conway s All The World s Fighting Ships 1860 1905 London Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 133 5 Colledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 Dittmar F J Colledge J J 1972 British Warships 1914 1919 Shepperton UK Ian Allan ISBN 0 7110 0380 7 Friedman Norman 2009 British Destroyers From Earliest Days to the Second World War Barnsley UK Seaforth Publishing ISBN 978 1 84832 049 9 Gardiner Robert amp Gray Randal eds 1985 Conway s All The World s Fighting Ships 1906 1921 London Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 245 5 Lyon David 2001 1996 The First Destroyers London Caxton Editions ISBN 1 84067 3648 Manning T D 1961 The British Destroyer London Putnam amp Co March Edgar J 1966 British Destroyers A History of Development 1892 1953 Drawn by Admiralty Permission From Official Records amp Returns Ships Covers amp Building Plans London Seeley Service OCLC 164893555 References edit Chesneau and Kolesnik 1979 p 87 Manning 1961 p 39 nbsp This article about a specific naval ship or boat of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hardy class destroyer amp oldid 1154406178, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
