Ferret-class destroyer

	Ferret
Class overview
Builders	Cammell Laird
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Havock-class destroyer
Succeeded by	Ardent-class destroyer
Built	1893–1894
In commission	1893–1912
Completed	2
Scrapped	2
General characteristics
Type	Torpedo boat destroyer
Displacement	280 long tons (284 t)
Length	199 ft (61 m) overall; 195 ft (59 m) between perpendiculars;
Beam	19 ft 3 in (5.87 m)
Propulsion	2 sets triple expansion
Speed	26 knots contract (27 actual)
Complement	42 (later 53)
Armament	1 × 12 pounder gun; 3 × 6-pounder guns; 3 (later 2) × 18-inch torpedo tubes;

Two Ferret-class destroyers served with the Royal Navy. Ferret and Lynx were built by Laird, displaced 280 tons and were 199 feet (61 m) in overall length.

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