HMS Dove
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Dove |
Ordered | 1896 – 1897 Naval Estimates |
Builder | Earl's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Limited, Hull, Yorkshire |
Laid down | 17 September 1896 |
Launched | 21 March 1898 |
Commissioned | July 1901 |
Out of service | Laid up in reserve 1919 |
Fate | Sold for breaking, 27 January 1920 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 214 ft 6 in (65.38 m) o/a |
Beam | 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) |
Draught | 7 ft 10 in (2.39 m) |
Installed power | 5,900 ihp (4,400 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 29 kn (54 km/h) |
Range |
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Complement | 60 officers and men |
Armament |
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Service record | |
Operations: | World War I 1914 - 1918 |
HMS Dove was a three funnel, 30 knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896–1897 Naval Estimates. She was the ninth ship to carry the name.[1]