| Name: | CHEERFUL |
| Type: | Destroyer |
| Keel: | 07/09/1896 |
| Launched: | 14/07/1897 |
| Completed: | 01/02/1900 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 343 |
| Dimensions: | 370disp, 210.0 x 21.1 x 13.0(draft)ft |
| Engines: | 2 x VT3cyl (19, 29 & 46 x 18ins), 6100ihp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 30.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Armament: | 1 x 12pdr guns; 2 x 1 x 18.0ins torpedoes |
| History: | |
| 01/02/1900 | British Royal Navy |
| 30/06/1917 | Sank |
| Comments: | A Mermaid Class Destroyer |
| 1912: Reclassified as a member of the C Class | |
| 30/06/1917: Sunk by a mine off the Shetland Islands |
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Shields Daily Gazette, Thursday, 15/07/1897