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Thursday 29 December 2016

British destroyer Sturgeon executing trials according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1895-1896 No. 7

An item reported that the British destroyer Sturgeon achieved on her trial with a horsepower of 4.000 ihp a speed of 27,1 miles.(1)

Note
1. Part of the Sturgeon-class consisting of the Sturgeon, Starfish and Skate, preceded by the Rocket-class and succeeded by the Swordfish-class, launched at Vickers in 1894 and sold in 1910.