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Type | Torpedo Gunboat |
Class | Halcyon (or Dryad) |
Built | 1894 |
Speed | 19.7 Knots |
Weight | 1,070 tons |
Armament | 4 x 6pdr, 1 x Nordenfeldt MG, 5 x Torpedo Tubes |
Crew | 120 |
Fate | She was sold off in 1920 and broken up in Malta the following year. |
Notes | She served in the Mediterranean from 1896 to 1905. Then she was used as an RNR Drill Ship. Later she was moved to Fishery Protection duties. In 1907, her guns were removed and she returned to the Mediterranean as teh Admiral's yacht. In 1914 she was converted to a minesweeper within which role she served with much distinction at the Dardanelles. |
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