An item referred to the magazine le Yacht reporting that the British destroyer Bat executed coal consumption tests. With a speed of 30 miles she used 1,15kilo/ihp/hour and with a speed of 13 miles 1,06 kilo/ihp/hour. She performed satisfying during her speed trials. On 14 July was her second 3 hours full speed trial, with as best run over the measured mile a speed of 32 miles and a medium speed of 20,229 miles. Horsepower 6.189 ihp at 400 rpm, boiler pressure 233 (start)-250 pound.(1)
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1. Laid down by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow, England on 28 May 1896, launched on 7 October 1896, commissioned in August 1897, laid up in the reserve in 1919 and sold to be broken up on 10 June 1919. Built under the 1895-1896 shipbuilding programme as one of the 3-funnelled 4 so-called 30-knotter destroyers of the Star-class consisting of the Bat, Chamois, Crane, Fawn, Flirst, Flying Fish, Stard and Whiting.
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1. Laid down by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company, Jarrow, England on 28 May 1896, launched on 7 October 1896, commissioned in August 1897, laid up in the reserve in 1919 and sold to be broken up on 10 June 1919. Built under the 1895-1896 shipbuilding programme as one of the 3-funnelled 4 so-called 30-knotter destroyers of the Star-class consisting of the Bat, Chamois, Crane, Fawn, Flirst, Flying Fish, Stard and Whiting.
