HMS SWIFT

Class……………………………Swift-class (Single Vessel Class) Destroyer

Builder………………………...Cammell Laird & Co. Ltd., Birkenhead

Yard number……………….671

Laid down...…………………. Oct 1906

Launched….…………………7 Dec 1907

Completed.…………………. Feb 1910

Propulsion.…………………...4 shafts: 4 Parsons steam turbines, 12 Laird oil fired boilers.

Speed...…………………………34 knots

Range…………………………...

Fate...............................1921: Broken up at Llanelly by Rees

Notes.

As built the armament was 4 x Single mounts - 4.0ins guns; 2 x 1 18.0ins Torpedo tubes.

During her 1916-17 refit the armament was altered to 1 Single mount- 6.0ins (replacing the 2 – 4inch mounting on the forecastle, 2 single mounts- 4.0 ins guns; 2 x 1 18.0ins Torpedo tubes.

Built as a Leader for much larger and faster vessels her size was not approached again in the RN until 1937 with the Tribal destroyers.

 

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