HMS Zephyr was one of two Fervent-class destroyers which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched on 10 May 1895 from Hanna, Donald & Wilson at Paisley...
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Royal Navy have been named HMS Zephyr after Zephyrus, the Greek god of the west wind: HMS Zephyr, originally the sloop HMS Merlin, was captured by a French...
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and launched in 1895 as the fifth Royal Navy ship to be named Zebra. Entering service in 1900, Zebra was sold for scrap in 1914. HMS Zebra was ordered...
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HMS Fervent was a Fervent-class destroyer which served with the Royal Navy. Fervent was launched on 28 March 1895 at Paisley. HMS Fervent was one of two...
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laying down only broad requirements. HMS Fervent and HMS Zephyr were designed and built by Hanna Donald in 1895. The ships displaced 275 tons and were...
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HMS Brazen was a Clydebank three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1895-1896 Naval Estimates. She was the fifth ship to carry...
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Merlin (1871) Mosquito (1871) Goshawk (1872) Swinger (1872) Ariel (1873) Zephyr (1873) Forester class Cygnet (1874) Express (1874) Contest (1874) Sheldrake (1875)...
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Timeline of aviation in the 19th century (redirect from 1895 in aviation)
flight of 200 metres (660 feet) in the Avion II (also referred to as the Zephyr or Éole II) at a field in Satory in this month. Otto Lilienthal flies over...
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commission 1871–1895 Completed 9 Lost 0 General characteristics Class and type Composite gunboat Displacement 430 tons (except Ariel & Zephyr – 438 tons)...
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destroyers built by Hanna, Donald & Wilson of Paisley, HMS Fervent and HMS Zephyr, both launched in 1895, were fitted with four Reed boilers each by order...
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