October 1893 were successful, her top speed indicating that she was capable of keeping up with battleships. However, her bow torpedo tube proved to be useless as the ship would usually outrun her own torpedo. It also tended to cause the bows to dig into the sea, resulting in a very wet turtleback. As such it (and later, the turtleback) was absent in later destroyers. Havock "behaved well" on trials. It was noted that Hornet "steers readily and well" but her coal consumption trial revealed that she used considerably more fuel than her sister. Ships Four other boats based on the Havock class, the Corrientes Class torpedo boat destroyers, were built for the Argentine Navy: Royal Naval Service Both ships served in home waters, although Hornet was briefly in the Mediterranean in 1909. Havock had her locomotive boilers replaced with water-tube boilers in 1899–1900, altering her appearance to a more standard 3-funnel arrangement. Fate Havock and Hornet did not survive to see World War I, being broken up in 1912 and 1909 respectively. With the exception of ARA Santa Fe (sunk 1897), three Argentine Corrientes Class boats served until 1930. Notes Citations Bibliography External links Havock and Hornet at battleships-cruisers.co.uk Destroyer classes Ship classes of the Royal Navy