HMS Avon (1896)

HMS Avon (1896)

HMS Avon was one of three Avon class destroyers which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched by Vickers in 1896, served during the Great War in home waters and was sold off after the end of hostilities in 1920.

References

The British Destroyer by Captain T.D. Manning. Published by Godfrey Cave Associates. ISBN 0 906223 12 x.


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