HMS Snapper (1895)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Snapper.

HMS Snapper was a Salmon-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1895, and served in home waters.

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Snapper
Builder	Earl's Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Limited, Hull, Yorkshire
Laid down	2 April 1894
Launched	30 January 1895
Completed	January 1896
Fate	Scrapped, 1912
General characteristics
Class & type	Salmon-class destroyer
Displacement	305 long tons (310 t)
Length	204.75 ft (62.41 m)
Beam	19.5 ft (5.9 m)
Draught	7.75 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion	vertical triple-expansion steam engines Coal-fired Normand boilers 3,600 hp (2,685 kW)
Speed	27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Armament	1 × QF 12-pounder gun 3 × 6-pounder guns 3 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes

She served as part of the Medway Instructional Flotilla in 1901.^[1] Lieutenant John Foster Grant-Dalton was appointed in command on 14 February 1902.^[2] She docked for repairs to her stem in late May 1902,^[3] but was back in the North Sea by early June,^[4] and took part in the fleet review held at Spithead on 16 August 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII.^[5] Lieutenant Charles Montagu Foot was appointed in command on 17 October 1902.^[6]

She was sold off in 1911.