HMS Dove (1898)
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| HMS Dove | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Dove |
| Builder: | Earle's Shipbuilding, Hull |
| Launched: | 21 March 1898 |
| Fate: | Broken up, 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Bullfinch-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 345 long tons (351 t) |
| Length: | 210 ft (64 m) |
| Propulsion: | Thornycroft boilers, 5,800 hp (4,325 kW) |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement: | 63 |
| Armament: |
• 1 × 12-pounder gun • 2 × torpedo tubes |
HMS Dove was one of two Bullfinch-class destroyers which served with the Royal Navy.[1]. She was launched in Hull on 21 March 1898, served in home waters through the Great War and was broken up in 1920.
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