HMS Buzzard (1887)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Buzzard.

"H.M.S. Buzzard, Training Ship, London"
HMS Buzzard at Blackfriars on the Thames in 1906
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Buzzard
BuilderSheerness Dockyard
Cost
  • Hull: £42,500
  • Machinery: £16,200[2]
Laid down1 May 1886[2]
Launched10 May 1887[1]
Commissioned14 April 1888[2]
FateSold for scrap on 6 September 1921
General characteristics [2]
Class and typeNymphe-class sloop
Tonnage584 tons[1]
Displacement1,140 tons
Length195 ft 0 in (59.4 m) pp
Beam28 ft 0 in (8.5 m)
Draught12 ft 6 in (3.8 m)
Installed power2,000 ihp (1,500 kW)
Propulsion
  • Horizontal triple-expansion steam engine
  • Twin screw
Sail planBarquentine rigged
Speed14.5 kn (26.9 km/h)
Range3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement135
Armament
Buzzard on the Thames in June 1907
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HMS Buzzard was a Nymphe-class composite screw sloop and the fourth ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name.

  1. ^ a b The Times (London), Wednesday, 11 May 1887, p.9
  2. ^ a b c d e Winfield (2004) p.293
  3. ^ Preston (2007) p.182