Name HMS Rocket Class and type Rocket-class destroyer Launched 1894 | Fate Sold, 1912 Displacement 280 long tons (284 t) Length 61 m | |
Propulsion Normand boilers, 4,100 hp (3,057 kW) Speed 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) | ||
HMS Rocket was a Rocket-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Clydebank in 1894, served mostly in home waters and was sold in 1912.
Service history
After her commission she served at the North America and West Indies Station, and was ordered to return home in early 1902.
References
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