HMS Quail (1895)

HMS Quail at Halifax, Nova Scotia with the North America and West Indies Squadron
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Quail
Builder	Laird Brothers, Birkenhead
Yard number	606
Laid down	28 May 1895
Launched	24 September 1895
Completed	June 1897
Fate	Sold for disposal, 23 July 1919
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Quail-class destroyer
Displacement	355 long tons (361 t) normal, 415 long tons (422 t) deep load
Length	218 ft (66.45 m) oa,[2] 213 ft (64.92 m) pp
Beam	21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
Draught	9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Propulsion	vertical triple-expansion steam engines Coal-fired Normand boilers 6,300 ihp (4,700 kW)
Speed	30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	1,615 nmi (2,991 km; 1,859 mi) at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement	63[3]
Armament	1 × QF 12-pounder (76 mm) gun 5 × 6-pounder (57 mm) guns 2 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes

HMS Quail was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was launched by Laird Brothers, Birkenhead, on 24 September 1895.^[4] She served in home waters and the West Indies for several years, her robust structure proved by surviving at least one heavy collision. She served during the Great War, and was sold off after the hostilities end, on 23 July 1919. She gave her name to the four strong group of Quail-class destroyers.