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| Type | Second Class Cruiser (Despatch Vessel) |
| Built | 18 September 1879 |
| Sister Ship | HMS Iris |
| Speed | 18.5 Knots |
| Weight | 3730 |
| Stations | Portsmouth Reserve 1879 to 1890 China1890 - 1895 Portsmouth Reserve 1895 to 1903 Navigation School Ship 1903 to 1905 Submarine Depot Ship from 1906 to 1913 |
| Crew | 275 |
| Fate | Hulked at Chatham in 1914 for service at Rosyth and renamed Columbine, she was eventually sold for scrap in 1919. |
| Notes | When she was completed she was the fastest ship in the Royal Navy. |
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