 A watercolour of Sturgeon c. 1901
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| Class overview | |
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| Name | Sturgeon class |
| Builders | Vickers |
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Rocket class |
| Succeeded by | Swordfish class |
| Built | 1894–1895 |
| In commission | 1894–1911 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Scrapped | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Torpedo boat destroyer |
| Propulsion | Blechynden boilers, 4,000 hp (2,983 kW) |
| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Complement | 53 |
| Armament |
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The Sturgeon-class destroyers served with the Royal Navy from 1894; three were built by the Vickers yard and differed from other similar ships in having their mast stepped before the first funnel. They had Blechynden boilers which gave them 4,000 hp (3,000 kW) and 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph). They were armed with one twelve pounder and two torpedo tubes. They carried a complement of 53 officers and men.