HMS Vulture (1898)

HMS Vulture
History
United Kingdom
NameVulture
Ordered1895 – 1896 Naval Estimates
BuilderJ & G Thompson, Clydebank
Laid down26 November 1895
Launched22 March 1898
CommissionedMay 1900
Out of serviceLaid up in reserve 1919
Fate27 May 1919 sold to Hayes of Porthcawl for breaking
General characteristics
Class & typeClydebank three funnel - 30 knot destroyer
Displacement
  • 345 long tons (351 t) standard
  • 385 long tons (391 t) full load
  • 214 ft (65 m) o/a
  • 20 ft (6.1 m) Beam
  • 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) Draught
Propulsion
Speed30 kn (56 km/h)
Range
  • 80 tons coal
  • 1,465 nmi (2,713 km) at 11 kn (20 km/h)
Complement63 officers and men
Armament
Service record
Operations: World War I 1914 - 1918

HMS Vulture was a Clydebank three funnel - 30 knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1895 – 1896 Naval Estimates. She was the fifth ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1776 for a 14-gun sloop sold until 1802.