Violet-class destroyer
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland |
| Operators | File:Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg Royal Navy |
| Built | 1896–1899 |
| In commission | 1898–1920 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Scrapped | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Violet-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 350 long tons (356 t) |
| Length | 214 ft 9 in (65.46 m) |
| Beam | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Draught | 9 ft 7 in (2.9 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement | 63 |
| Armament |
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The Violet class destroyer was a class of two destroyers that served in the British Royal Navy.[1]
Violet and Sylvia were built by William Doxford & Sons in Sunderland.[2] They were fitted with Thornycroft boilers which generated 6,300 HP and produced the 30 knots (56 km/h) demanded of these three funnelled C-class destroyers. They were armed with the standard 12-pounder gun and two torpedo tubes, and carried a complement of 63 officers and men.
Both ships served through the Great War and were broken up shortly afterwards.