History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Fame |
Ordered | 10 May 1895[1] |
Builder | John I Thornycroft, Chiswick |
Cost | £54,724[1] |
Yard number | 306 |
Laid down | 4 July 1895 |
Launched | 15 April 1896 |
Commissioned | June 1897 |
Out of service | Laid up in reserve 1919 |
Identification | Pennant number: D26 |
Honours and awards | China 1900 |
Fate | Sold for breaking at Hong Kong, 31 August 1921 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Two funnel, 30 knot destroyer |
Displacement |
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Length | 210 ft (64 m) o/a |
Beam | 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m) |
Draught | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Installed power | 5,700 shp (4,300 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 kn (56 km/h) |
Range |
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Complement | 65 officers and men |
Armament |
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Service record | |
Part of: | China Station - 1897 |
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HMS Fame was a two funnel, 30 knot destroyer of the Royal Navy, ordered under the 1894–1895 Naval Estimates. She was launched in 1896, served exclusively in Chinese waters and was sold at Hong Kong in 1921.