The ''Falcon-class'' destroyers were a batch of three destroyers, built for the
Royal Navy between 1899 and 1901 and serving in the
First World War. The destroyers were sometimes referred to as the Falcon-class, after the lead ship of the batch
HMS Falcon
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Falcon''. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.
* was a "ballinger" (a moderate-size oared vessel) dating from 1334. She was sold in 1352.
* was a ship in service ...
, however they were officially classified as part of the
Gipsy-class.
Ships
See also
Gipsy-class destroyer
Three ''Gipsy''-class destroyers served with the Royal Navy; ''Osprey'', ''Fairy'' and ''Gipsy'' were three funnelled C-class destroyers built by Fairfield with Thorneycroft boilers. ''Leven'', ''Falcon'' and ''Ostrich'' are sometime ...
C-class destroyer (1913)
The C class as designated in 1913 was a heterogeneous group of torpedo boat destroyers (TBDs) built for the Royal Navy in the late-1890s. They were constructed to the individual designs of their builders to meet Admiralty specifications. The uni ...
List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy
References
Destroyers of the Royal Navy
Ship classes of the Royal Navy
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