History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Wizard |
Builder | J. Samuel White, East Cowes, Isle of Wight |
Launched | 26 February 1895 |
Fate | Sold, 1920 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Conflict-class destroyer |
Displacement | 320 long tons (325 t) |
Length | 200 ft (61 m) |
Propulsion | White-Forster boilers, 4,500 hp (3,356 kW) |
Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
Complement | 53 officers and men |
Armament |
HMS Wizard was a Conflict-class destroyer built by the White shipyard for the Royal Navy, and launched on 26 February 1895.[1] In 1910, she was reconstructed with only two funnels. She is believed to be the only destroyer fitted with in turning screws. She was sold in 1920.