Conflict 1899
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Conflict | P24, D96, D18 | White, Cowes | 3.1.1894 | 13.12.1894 | 7.1899 | sold 5.1920 | |
| Teazer | White, Cowes | 3.2.1894 | 9.2.1895 | 3.1899 | sold 7.1912 | ||
| Wizard | H3C, H7A | White, Cowes | 3.4.1894 | 26.2.1895 | 7.1899 | sold 5.1920 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
320 |
|
Displacement full, t |
360 |
|
Length, m |
62.7 oa 61.0 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
6.10 |
|
Draught, m |
2.51 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 4-cyl VTE, 3 White boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
4500 |
|
Max speed, kts |
27 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 67 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3000(10) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I, 5 x 1 - 57/40 6pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 2 x 1 - 450 TT (4) |
|
Complement |
54 |
Project history: Before the Havock had
completed it was decided to order another six destroyers from Thornycroft and
Yarrow. Another nine were ordered from other builders making up, a few months
later, the 1893/94 Programme. Apart from a slight increase in size the main
difference was that the gun armament was increased by 2 57mm guns. The first six
(the Thornycroft and Yarrow boats) had a bow tube fitted, but it was found to
throw up clouds of spray in anything except a flat calm, had a bad effect on
seakeeping and was soon removed.
These three-funnelled vessels had some difficulty in reaching
their contract speed, which explains both their late entry into service and
their builder's failure to win any contracts for 30-knotters.
Wizard was unique in having inward turning propellers,
which made her very difficult to handle. As one of her captains put it, 'she was
notorious amongst destroyers for her contrary ways'.
Modernizations: 1900, Wizard: was re-boilered with 3 Admiralty boilers
Naval service: No significant events.
Wizard as completed
Wizard re-boilered
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