Swift at sea
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History | |
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Name | Swift |
Builder | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead |
Laid down | 1905 |
Launched | 7 December 1907 |
Commissioned | August 1910 |
Fate | Sold to break up 9 December 1921 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Destroyer leader |
Displacement | 1,825 long tons (1,854 t) |
Length | 353.75 ft (107.8 m) |
Beam | 34.5 ft (10.5 m) |
Draught | 10.5 ft (3.2 m) |
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Propulsion | 4 shafts; steam turbines |
Speed | 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph) |
Complement | 138 |
Armament |
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HMS Swift was a unique destroyer leader designed and built for the Royal Navy prior to World War I, another product of Admiral "Jackie" Fisher's relentless quest for speed. The class was envisioned as a large ocean-going destroyer, capable of both the usual destroyer requirements and of high-speed scouting duties for a major fleet.