Three Rocket class destroyers served with the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

. , and were launched at Clydebank

Clydebank

Clydebank is a town in West Dunbartonshire, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, Clydebank borders Dumbarton, the town with which it was combined to form West Dunbartonshire, as well as the town of Milngavie in East Dunbartonshire, and the Yoker and...

 in 1894. The ships displaced 280 tons, were 200 feet long and their Normand boilers produced 4,100 H.P. to give a top speed of 27 knots. They were armed with one twelve pounder and two torpedo tubes. They carried a complement of 53 officers and men.