HMS Defender (1883)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Defender.
HMS Defender
Torpedo boat Defender
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Defender
Ordered26 August 1882[1]
BuilderJohn I. Thornycroft & Company
Cost£12,600 for four boats
Yard number168[1]
Launched30 July 1883[1]
Commissioned18 September 1883[1]
FateAbandoned at Purau Bay, Lyttelton Harbour, New Zealand
StatusPreserved at the Lyttelton Torpedo Boat Museum
General characteristics
Class and typeDefender-class torpedo boat
Displacement12 tons
Length62 ft 10 in (19.15 m)
Beam7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Installed power173 hp (129 kW)
Propulsion
Speed17.3 kn (32.0 km/h)
Complement7[1]
Armament

HMS Defender was a second-class colonial-service torpedo boat built in 1883 for service in New Zealand and abandoned at Lyttelton sometime after 1900. Its remains are today displayed at the Lyttelton Torpedo Boat Museum.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.