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HMS Mallard (1896)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Mallard.
HMS Mallard was a two funnel, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1894 – 1895 Naval Estimates. She served in Home waters both before and during the First World War, and was sold for breaking in 1920.
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Name | HMS Mallard |
Ordered | 30 May 1895[1] |
Builder | John I Thornycroft, Chiswick |
Cost | £54,715[1] |
Yard number | 308 |
Laid down | 13 September 1895 |
Launched | 19 November 1896 |
Commissioned | October 1897 |
Out of service | Laid up in reserve 1919 |
Fate | Sold for breaking, 10 February 1920 |
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Class and type | Two funnel, 30 knot destroyer |
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Length | 210 ft (64 m) o/a |
Beam | 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m) |
Draught | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Installed power | 5,700 shp (4,300 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 30 kn (56 km/h) |
Range |
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Complement | 65 officers and men |
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Service record | |
Operations: | World War I 1914 - 1918 |
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