An item referred to the magazine Army and Naval Journal reporting that the British destroyers HMS Bullfinch (1) and Dove (2) launched in 1898 still not performed according to the contract demands. They were now to be fitted out with new screws. Leaking Belleville boilers caused a failed trial of the Bullfinch.
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1. Laid down on 17 September 1896 at the shipyard of Earle, launched on 10 February 1898 at the shipyard of Earle, completed in June 1901 and finally sold on 10 June 1919 to Young, Sunderland.
2. . Laid down on 17 September 1896 at the shipyard of Earle, launched on 21 March 1898 at the shipyard of Earle, completed in July 1901 and finally sold on 27 January 1920 to Maden&McKee.
Notes
1. Laid down on 17 September 1896 at the shipyard of Earle, launched on 10 February 1898 at the shipyard of Earle, completed in June 1901 and finally sold on 10 June 1919 to Young, Sunderland.
2. . Laid down on 17 September 1896 at the shipyard of Earle, launched on 21 March 1898 at the shipyard of Earle, completed in July 1901 and finally sold on 27 January 1920 to Maden&McKee.
