Halcyon class torpedo gunboat
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The Halcyon (or Dryad) were are class of torpedo gunboats of the Royal Navy built in the 1890s.
They were twin-screw gunboats carrying 2 guns and torpedoes. with a length of 250 ft, beam of 30 ft and draught of 10 ft they displaced 1,070 tons. From 3,500 horse power thay had a top speed of 18.5 knots.
- Dryad - launched 22 November 1893 and broken up in 1920
- Halcyon - 6 April 1894, Depot Ship from 1915
- Harrier - 20 February 1894 Broken up in 1920
- Hazard - 17 February 1894 Depot Ship from 1915
- Hussar - 3 July 1894 Broken up in 1921
[edit] Service
They were converted to other uses before finally being broken up. Some were tenders at the Navigation School, Portsmouth. Hazard was a depot ship for submarines. On 2 February 1912, she collided with the submerged submarine HMS A3 which sank with a loss of 14 lives.
[edit] References
- http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/r_n_gunboats.htm accessed 3 January 2008
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