HMS Lightning (1895)
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HMS Lightning was a Janus-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy, later designated an A-class destroyer, built by Palmers and launched in 1895.
HMS Lightning
Reed water tube boiler cross sections
Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company Limited, often referred to simply as "Palmers", was a British shipbuilding company. The company was based in Jarrow, County Durham, in north-eastern England, and had operations in Hebburn and Willington Quay on the River Tyne.
The launch of HMS Queen Mary beneath the distinctive gantry cranes of Palmers' yard
A Reed water tube boiler built by Palmers, as used in their torpedo boat destroyers
A triple expansion steam engine built in Palmers' engine works, as used in their torpedo boat destroyers
Battleship HMS Defence of 1861, as she appeared from 1866