HMS Skate (1895)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Skate
BuilderVickers
Launched13 March 1895
Out of serviceSold on 9 April 1907
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class & typeSturgeon-class destroyer
Displacement340 tons
Length194 feet 6 inches (59.28 m)
Beam19 feet (5.79 m)
Draught7 feet 7 inches (2.31 m)
Propulsion
  • Blechynden boilers
  • 4,000 hp (2,983 kW)
Speed27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range
  • 1,370 nautical miles (2,540 km; 1,580 mi)
  • at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement53
Armament

HMS Skate was a Sturgeon-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. Built by Vickers, she was launched on 13 March 1895 and sold on 9 April 1907.

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