HMS Arab (1901)
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Name: | HMS Arab |
| Ordered: | 1896/1897 Programme |
| Builder: | John Brown & Company |
| Launched: | 1901 |
| Fate: | Disposed of in 1919 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | B-class destroyer |
| Speed: | 30.5 knots (56.5 km/h) |
| Complement: | 69 |
| Armament: | 1 × 12-pounder gun 2 × torpedo tubes |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Arab.
HMS Arab (1896 to 1897 Programme) was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was laid down by J & G Thomson at Clydebank and completed by John Brown & Company who took over the yard.
She ran 9 trials between 11 March and 27 May 1901, but only succeeded in reaching 30.5 knots (56 km/h). Three thousand pounds were abated for failure to reach contract speed, the actual price paid being £63,642. After serving in home waters, was disposed of in 1919.
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