This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (January 2013) |
HMS Hunter
| |
Class overview | |
---|---|
Name | Handy class |
Builders | Fairfields, Govan |
Operators | Royal Navy |
Preceded by | Banshee class |
Succeeded by | Sunfish class |
Built | 1895 |
In commission | 1895–1914 |
Completed | 3 |
Retired | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Torpedo boat destroyer |
Displacement | 275 long tons (279 t) |
Length | 194 ft (59 m) |
Propulsion | Thornycroft boilers, 4,000 hp (2,983 kW) |
Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
Complement | 53 |
Armament |
|
Three Handy-class destroyers served with the Royal Navy. Handy, Hart and Hunter were all built by Fairfield.