HMS Star (1896)
HMS Star was a Palmer three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1896–1897 Naval Estimates. She was the eleventh ship to carry this name since it was introduced in 1643 for a 19-gun ship sold until 1652. Construction On 23 December 1895, the Admiralty ordered two destroyers, Star and from Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company for the Royal Navy as part of the 1895–1896 shipbuilding programme, with four more destroyers ordered from Palmers on 1896. Stars hull was long overall and between perpendiculars, with a beam of and a draught of . Four Reed boilers fed steam at to triple expansion steam engines rated at and driving two propeller shafts. Displacement was light and deep load. Three funnels were fitted, and 91 tons of coal carried. Star was contractually required to maintain a speed of for a continuous run of three hours and over during sea trials. Armament was specified as a single QF 12-pounder 12 cwt () gun on a platform on the ship's conning tower (in practice the platform was also used as the ship's bridge), backed up by five 6-pounder guns, and two 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes. Star was laid down on 23