Sunfish-class destroyer
The Sunfish-class destroyers, also referred to as Opossum-class destroyers, was a group of three torpedo boat destroyers which served with the Royal Navy from the 1890s to the 1920s. They were all built by the Hebburn-on-Tyne shipyard of Hawthorn Leslie.
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sunfish class |
| Builders | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn |
| Operators | Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Handy class |
| Succeeded by | Rocket class |
| Built | 1894–1896 |
| In commission | 1896–1920 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Scrapped | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Torpedo boat destroyer |
| Propulsion | 8× Yarrow boilers, 4,000 hp (2,983 kW) |
| Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
| Complement | 53 |
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