HMS Crane (1896)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Crane.

HMS Crane
HMS Crane
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Crane
Ordered1895 – 1896 Naval Estimates
BuilderPalmers, Jarrow
Laid down2 August 1896
Launched17 December 1896
CommissionedApril 1898
Out of serviceLaid up in reserve 1919
Honours and
awards		Belgian Coast 1914 - 1917
FateSold for breaking, 10 June 1919
General characteristics
Class and typePalmer three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer[1][2]
Displacement
  • 390 long tons (396 t) standard
  • 420 long tons (427 t) full load
Length219 ft 9 in (66.98 m) o/a
Beam20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
Draught8 ft 11 in (2.72 m)
Installed power6,000 shp (4,500 kW)
Propulsion
Speed30 kn (56 km/h)
Range
  • 80 tons coal
  • 1,490 nmi (2,760 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement60 officers and men
Armament
Service record
Operations: World War I 1914 - 1918

HMS Crane was a Palmer three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1895–1896 Naval Estimates. She was the sixth ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1590 for a 24-gun schooner in service until 1629.[3][4]

  1. ^ Jane, Fred T. (1969) [1905]. Jane's Fighting Ships 1905. New York: first published by Sampson Low Marston, London 1905, reprinted ARCO Publishing Company. p. 77.
  2. ^ Jane, Fred T. (1990) [1919, reprinted]. Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I. Jane’s Publishing © 1919. p. 77. ISBN 1-85170-378-0.
  3. ^ Jane, Fred T. (1969) [1898]. Jane's All the World's Fighting Ships 1898. New York: first published by Sampson Low Marston, London 1898, reprinted ARCO Publishing Company. pp. 84 to 85.
  4. ^ Jane, Fred T. (1990) [1919, reprinted]. Jane's Fighting Ships of World War I. Jane’s Publishing © 1919. p. 76. ISBN 1-85170-378-0.