HMS Snapper (1895)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Snapper |
| Builder | Earl's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Limited, Hull, Yorkshire |
| Laid down | 2 April 1894 |
| Launched | 30 January 1895 |
| Completed | January 1896 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1912 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Salmon-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 305 long tons (310 t) |
| Length | 204.75 ft (62.41 m) |
| Beam | 19.5 ft (5.9 m) |
| Draught | 7.75 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Armament |
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HMS Snapper was a Salmon-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1895, and served in home waters.
She served as part of the Medway Instructional Flotilla in 1901.[1] Lieutenant John Foster Grant-Dalton was appointed in command on 14 February 1902.[2] She docked for repairs to her stem in late May 1902,[3] but was back in the North Sea by early June,[4] and took part in the fleet review held at Spithead on 16 August 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII.[5] Lieutenant Charles Montagu Foot was appointed in command on 17 October 1902.[6]
She was sold off in 1911.
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