A-class destroyer
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The A class as designated in 1913 was a heterogeneous group of torpedo boat destroyers (TBDs) built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1890s. Some 42 vessels were constructed to the individual designs of their builders to meet Admiralty specifications, the only uniting feature being a specified top speed of 27 knots (50 km/h). In fact the initial six vessels were generally differentiated by a slightly lower speed and were often referred to as "26-knotters" to distinguish them from the following batch of thirty-six vessels; all fifteen surviving "27-knotter" vessels were classified by the Admiralty as the A class in 1913 to provide some system to the naming of HM destroyers. All of the "26-knotters" and most of the "27-knotters" had been lost or scrapped before the 1913 classification, but for convenience all 42 ships are listed below. The number of funnels varied from one to four. All vessels had a distinctive "turtleback" forecastle that was intended to clear water from the bow, but actually tended to dig the bow in to anything of a sea, resulting in a very wet conning position.
1913
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A-class destroyer (1913)
length 210 foot, speed 27 knot, mass 340 long ton, 1 QF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun, 2 457 mm torpedo tube, 5 QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss,
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Ardent-class destroyer, Banshee-class destroyer, Charger-class destroyer, Conflict-class destroyer, Daring-class destroyer, F B, Ferret-class destroyer, Fervent-class destroyer, Handy-class destroyer, Hardy-class destroyer, Havock-class destroyer, HMS Dasher, HMS Hasty, HMS Haughty, HMS Opossum, HMS Ranger, HMS Shark, HMS Snapper, HMS Spitfire, HMS Surly, HMS Teazer, HMS Wizard, Janus-class destroyer, QF 12 pounder 12 cwt gun, QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss, Rocket-class destroyer, Salmon-class destroyer, Sturgeon-class destroyer, Sunfish-class destroyer, Swordfish-class destroyer, Zebra-class destroyer,
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Daring-class destroyer ⓘ
1893 class of British destroyers -
Ferret-class destroyer ⓘ
1893 subclass of British A-class destroyers -
Havock-class destroyer ⓘ
1893 subclass of British A-class destroyers -
Ardent-class destroyer ⓘ
1895 subclass of British A-class destroyers -
Banshee-class destroyer ⓘ
1894 subclass of British A-class destroyers -
Charger-class destroyer ⓘ
1894 subclass of British A-class destroyers -
Hardy-class destroyer ⓘ
1894 subclass of British A-class destroyers -
Rocket-class destroyer ⓘ
1894 subclass of British A-class destroyers -
Sturgeon-class destroyer ⓘ
1894 subclass of British A-class destroyers -
Conflict-class destroyer ⓘ
1895 subclass of the A-class British destroyers -
Fervent-class destroyer ⓘ
1901 subclass of British A-class destroyers -
Handy-class destroyer ⓘ
1895 subclass of British A-class destroyers -
Janus-class destroyer ⓘ
1895 subclass of British A-class destroyers -
Salmon-class destroyer ⓘ
1895 subclass of British A-class destroyers -
Sunfish-class destroyer ⓘ
1896 subclass of British A-class destroyers -
Swordfish-class destroyer ⓘ
1895 subclass of British A-class destroyers -
Zebra-class destroyer ⓘ
1900 subclass of British A-class destroyers -
HMS Dasher ⓘ
1894 Charger-class destroyer -
HMS Hasty ⓘ
1894 Charger-class destroyer -
HMS Shark ⓘ
1894 Rocket-class destroyer -
HMS Surly ⓘ
1894 Rocket-class destroyer -
HMS Haughty ⓘ
1895 Hardy-class destroyer -
HMS Opossum ⓘ
1895 Sunfish-class destroyer -
HMS Ranger ⓘ
1895 Sunfish-class destroyer -
HMS Snapper ⓘ
1895 Salmon-class destroyer -
HMS Spitfire ⓘ
1895 Swordfish-class destroyer -
HMS Teazer ⓘ
1895 Conflict-class destroyer -
HMS Wizard ⓘ
1895 Conflict-class destroyer
HM Hospital Ship Aquitania being escorted by a torpedo boat destroyer| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| class | watercraft | 1893 | Daring-class destroyer | A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1893 | Ferret-class destroyer | A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1893 | Havock-class destroyer | A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1894 | Ardent-class destroyer | A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1894 | Banshee-class destroyer | A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1894 | Charger-class destroyer | A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1894 | Hardy-class destroyer | A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1894 | Rocket-class destroyer | A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1894 | Sturgeon-class destroyer | A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1895 | Conflict-class destroyer | A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1895 | Fervent-class destroyer | A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1895 | Handy-class destroyer | A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1895 | Janus-class destroyer | A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1895 | Salmon-class destroyer | A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1895 | Sunfish-class destroyer | A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1895 | Swordfish-class destroyer | A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| class | watercraft | 1895 | Zebra-class destroyer | A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
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| object | watercraft | 1894 | HMS Dasher | torpedo-boat destroyer, A-class destroyer, Charger-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1894 | HMS Hasty | torpedo-boat destroyer, A-class destroyer, Charger-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1894 | HMS Shark | torpedo-boat destroyer, Rocket-class destroyer, A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1894 | HMS Surly | torpedo-boat destroyer, destroyer, Rocket-class destroyer, A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1895 | HMS Haughty | torpedo-boat destroyer, A-class destroyer, Hardy-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1895 | HMS Opossum | torpedo-boat destroyer, Sunfish-class destroyer, A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1895 | HMS Ranger | Sunfish-class destroyer, A-class destroyer, torpedo-boat destroyer | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1895 | HMS Snapper | torpedo-boat destroyer, Salmon-class destroyer, A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1895 | HMS Spitfire | torpedo-boat destroyer, Swordfish-class destroyer, A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1895 | HMS Teazer | torpedo-boat destroyer, Conflict-class destroyer, A-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | 1895 | HMS Wizard | torpedo-boat destroyer, destroyer, A-class destroyer, Conflict-class destroyer | Wikidata |
| commons | image | HM Hospital Ship Aquitania being escorted by a torpedo boat destroyer | Commons | ||
