HMS Daring (1893)
HMS Daring (1893 ) was one of two torpedo-boat destroyers of the Daring class of the Royal Navy.
The ship was launched on November 25, 1893 at the shipyard of John Isaac Thornycroft in Chiswick from the stack and was put into service in February 1895.
During test drives the Daring reached a top speed of 29.25 knots ( 54.3 km / h ), which earned her headlines as Fastest boat of all time ( ' Fastest Boat Ever ').
During their service life, the torpedo tube installed in the bow, however, proved useless as in practice, as the boat ran in attacks at high speed danger to overtake its own torpedo. In addition, the chunky tube confined the crew's quarters and made the foredeck prone to flooding. Based on these experiences, the Bugrohr was later removed.
The introduction of steam turbines in 1897 left her and her sister boat quickly become obsolete and it was made in 1912 and sold out of service.