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HMS Success
In or near Pittenweem.
HMS Success in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
HMS Success is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
HMS Success was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 21 March 1901. On 27 December 1914 she was wrecked off Fife Ness during heavy gales.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
HMS Success was ordered on 30 March 1899 from William Doxford & Sons as part of the British Admiralty's 1899–1900 shipbuilding programme, one of twelve "thirty-knotter" destroyers ordered from various shipyards under this programme. Success closely resembled Doxford's , ordered under the 1897–1898 programme, with the major difference being that the ship had three funnels rather than four. Success was 215 ft long overall and 210 ft between perpendiculars, with a beam of 21 ft and a draught of 8 ft. Four Thornycroft boilers fed two triple-expansion engines rated at 6000 ihp which drove two propeller shafts, giving a speed of 30 kn. Armament was as standard for the "thirty-knotters", with a QF…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.3055, -2.6432
- District
- Fife
- Postcode
- KY16 8SX
- Parliamentary constituency
- North East Fife
- Established
- 1902
Sources
- wikidata: Q5634500 (CC0)
- wikipedia: HMS Success (1901) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMS Success?
- HMS Success is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KY16 8SX).
- What is HMS Success?
- HMS Success in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to HMS Success?
- Drivers can use postcode KY16 8SX.
- When was HMS Success built?
- Built or established in 1902.
- How do I get to HMS Success?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KY16 8SX. It sits within the North East Fife parliamentary constituency.