Three ''Gipsy''-class destroyers served with the
Royal Navy;
,
''Fairy'' and
''Gipsy'' were three funnelled
C-class destroyers built by
Fairfield with
Thorneycroft boilers.
''Leven'',
''Falcon'' and
''Ostrich'' are sometime referred to as the ''Falcon'' class but are here listed under the ''Gipsy'' class. These long ships were armed with the standard
12-pounder gun 12-pounder gun or 12-pdr, usually denotes a gun which fired a projectile of approximately 12 pounds.
Guns of this type include:
*12-pounder long gun, the naval muzzle-loader of the Age of Sail
*Canon de 12 de Vallière, French cannon of 1732
*Cano ...
and two torpedo tubes and all served in the
First World War in home waters.
Ships
See also
References
Destroyer classes
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