D-class destroyer (1913)

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Class overview
Builders	John I. Thornycroft & Company
Preceded by	A class "27-knotters"
Succeeded by	River class (E class)
Built	1895–1899
In commission	1896–1921
Completed	10
General characteristics
Type	Torpedo boat destroyer
Displacement	355 to 370 tons at full load
Length	210 ft (64 m)
Beam	19 ft 9 in (6.02 m)
Draught	7 ft 8 in (2.34 m)
Propulsion	Triple expansion steam engines Coal-fired water-tube boilers 5,700 ihp (4,300 kW) (Stag, 5,800 ihp)
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Armament	1 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt gun 5 × QF 6 pounder 8 cwt gun 2 × 18-inch (450-mm) torpedo tubes

The D class as they were known from 1913 was a fairly homogeneous group of torpedo boat destroyers (TBDs) built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1890s. They were all constructed to the individual designs of their builder, John I. Thornycroft & Company of Chiswick, to meet Admiralty specifications. The uniting feature of the class was a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) and they all had two funnels.