&sq=&lang=&file=File:HMS_Lightning_TBD.jpg) HMS Lightning
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Lightning |
| Ordered | 7 November 1893 |
| Builder | Palmers |
| Laid down | 28 March 1894 |
| Launched | 10 April 1895 |
| Completed | January 1896 |
| Fate | Sunk off Kentish Knock Lightship 30 June 1915 after striking mine |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Janus-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 320 long tons (330 t) full load |
| Length | 204 ft 6 in (62.33 m) oa |
| Beam | 19 ft 9 in (6.02 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) |
| Installed power | 3,900 ihp (2,900 kW) |
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| Speed | 27 kn (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
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HMS Lightning was a Janus-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy, later designated an A-class destroyer, built by Palmers and launched in 1895.