H.M.S. Sparrowhawk (1895)
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| Builder: | Laird[1] |
| Ordered: | 1894-95 Programme[2] |
| Laid down: | 30 May, 1895[3] |
| Launched: | 8 Oct, 1895[4] |
| Commissioned: | Jun, 1897[5] |
| Wrecked: | 1904[6] |
H.M.S. Sparrowhawk was one of twenty-four "B" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
She was wrecked in 1904.
There were two later destroyers named Sparrowhawk: one launched in 1912 and one launched in 1918.
Service
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Sub-Lieutenant Frederic C. Dreyer, 15 June, 1897[7] (lent, for manoeuvres)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 94.
- ↑ Dreyer Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 353.
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