Tribal-class destroyer (1905)

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HMS Crusader
Class overview
Name	Tribal (or F)
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	River class
Succeeded by	Beagle (or G) class
Built	1905–1908
In commission	1907–1920
Completed	12
General characteristics
Type	Destroyer
Displacement	860 - 940 tons
Length	275 ft (84 m)
Beam	28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught	8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Propulsion	2 or 3 shaft steam turbines, 12,500 shp (9,300 kW) ca.200 tons oil
Speed	33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Armament	5 × QF 12 pdr 12 cwt Mark I, mounting P Mark I or 2 × BL 4 in L/40 Mark VIII, mounting P Mark V 2 × single tubes for 18-inch (450-mm) torpedoes

The Tribal or F class was a class of destroyers built for the Royal Navy. Twelve ships were built between 1905 and 1908 and all saw service during World War I, where they saw action in the North Sea and English Channel as part of the 6th Flotilla and Dover Patrols.