Bullfinch-class destroyer explained

Two Bullfinch-class destroyers served with the British Royal Navy;[1] and were both built by Earle's Shipbuilding company in Hull in 1898. They were 345-ton class destroyers, sporting three funnels, and capable of a speed of 30kn, thanks to their Thornycroft boilers. They were 210 feet long, generated 5,800 HP and carried a full complement of 63 officers and men. They were distinguished from other similar C-class ships by their flat-sided centre funnels and conspicuous steam pipes. They were armed with the standard twelve-pounder and two torpedo tubes, and served through the Great War, being broken up after the end of hostilities.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bullfinch-class at BattleshipsCruisers.co.uk. 2009-04-02.

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