HMS Lightning

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Lightning, 1895
Type: Torpedo Boat Destroyer ; Armament 1 x 12 pdr., 5 x 6 pdr. Tubes: 2 x 18 in.
Launched : 10 Apr 1895 ; Disposal date or year : 30 Jun 1915
Disposal Details : Mined off the East Coast,
Displacement: 310 tons
Propulsion: Complement: 50
Machinery notes: 3,900 FD ; Speed ; 27.9 knots ;
Notes:

26 Jun 1897 Present at the Naval Review at Spithead in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee.

Aug 1914 The Nore. Based at Sheerness - Chatham - in active commission. Tender to Actaeon.