Violet-class destroyer

The Violet class destroyer was a class of two destroyers that served in the British Royal Navy.

Class overview
Builders	William Doxford & Sons, Sunderland
Operators	Royal Navy
Built	1896–1899
In commission	1898–1920
Completed	2
Scrapped	2
General characteristics
Class and type	Violet-class destroyer
Displacement	350 long tons (356 t)
Length	214 ft 9 in (65.46 m)
Beam	21 ft (6.4 m)
Draught	9 ft 7 in (2.9 m)
Propulsion	Vertical triple-expansion steam engines Coal-fired Normand boilers 6,300 hp (4,698 kW)
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement	63
Armament	1 × QF 12-pounder gun 3 × 6-pounder guns 3 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes

Violet and Sylvia were built by William Doxford & Sons in Sunderland. They were fitted with Thornycroft boilers which generated 6,300 HP and produced the 30 knots (56 km/h) demanded of these three funnelled C-class destroyers. They were armed with the standard 12-pounder gun and two torpedo tubes, and carried a complement of 63 officers and men.

Both ships served through the Great War and were broken up shortly afterwards.