HMS Wizard (1895)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Wizard |
| Builder: | J. Samuel White, East Cowes, Isle of Wight |
| Launched: | 26 February 1895 |
| Fate: | Sold, 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Conflict-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 320 long tons (325 t) |
| Length: | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Propulsion: | White-Forster boilers, 4,500 hp (3,356 kW) |
| Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Complement: | 53 officers and men |
| Armament: |
• 1 × QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun • 2 × torpedo tubes |
HMS Wizard was a Conflict-class destroyer built by the White shipyard for the Royal Navy, and launched on 26 February 1895.[1] In 1910, she was reconstructed with only two funnels. She is believed to be the only destroyer fitted with in turning screws. She was sold in 1920.
References
- ↑ "HMS Wizard". www.pbenyon.plus.com. http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/18-1900/W/05261.html. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- Captain T.D. Manning, The British Destroyer, Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0 906223 12 x.
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