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Hardy 1897

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Haughty			Doxford, Pallion	28.5.1894	18.9.1895	8.1896	sold 4.1912
Hardy			Doxford, Pallion	4.6.1894	16.12.1895	8.1896	sold 7.1911

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	260
Displacement full, t	325
Length, m	61.0 oa 59.7 pp
Breadth, m	5.85
Draught, m	2.36
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 3-cyl VTE, 8 Yarrow boilers
Power, h. p.	4200
Max speed, kts	27
Fuel, t	coal 68
Endurance, nm(kts)	3000(10)
Armament	1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I, 5 x 1 - 57/40 6pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 2 x 1 - 450 TT (4)
Complement	54

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Project history

Before the Havock had completed it was decided to order another six destroyers from Thornycroft and Yarrow. Another nine were ordered from other builders making up, a few months later, the 1893/94 Programme. Apart from a slight increase in size the main difference was that the gun armament was increased by 2 57mm guns. The first six (the Thornycroft and Yarrow boats) had a bow tube fitted, but it was found to throw up clouds of spray in anything except a flat calm, had a bad effect on seakeeping and was soon removed. The Admiralty accepted a slightly lower contract speed from Doxford than from any other builder, and these boats were officially only credited with 26kts, though both made over 27 on trials. They had three funnels.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.