HMS Goldfinch (1889)

	The gunboat HMS Goldfinch, a painting by William Bloomfield Douglas
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Goldfinch
Builder	Sheerness Dockyard
Cost	£39,300
Launched	18 May 1889
Commissioned	1890
Fate	Sold 14 May 1907 for breaking
General characteristics
Class and type	Redbreast-class gunboat
Displacement	805 tons
Length	165 ft 0 in (50.3 m) pp
Beam	31 ft 0 in (9.4 m)
Draught	11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) min, 13 ft 9 in (4.19 m) max
Installed power	1,200 ihp (890 kW)
Propulsion	Triple expansion steam engine; 2 × boilers; Single screw;
Sail plan	Barquentine-rigged
Speed	13 kn (24 km/h)
Range	2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement	76
Armament	6 × 4-inch/25-pounder QF guns; 2 × 3-pounder (47 mm) QF guns; 2 × machine guns;

HMS Goldfinch was a Redbreast-class gunboat of the Royal Navy, built at Sheerness Dockyard and launched on 18 May 1889.^[2]

History
The gunboat HMS Goldfinch, a painting by William Bloomfield Douglas
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Goldfinch
Builder	Sheerness Dockyard
Cost	£39,300^[1]
Launched	18 May 1889
Commissioned	1890
Fate	Sold 14 May 1907 for breaking
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	Redbreast-class gunboat
Displacement	805 tons
Length	165 ft 0 in (50.3 m) pp
Beam	31 ft 0 in (9.4 m)
Draught	11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) min, 13 ft 9 in (4.19 m) max
Installed power	1,200 ihp (890 kW)
Propulsion	Triple expansion steam engine 2 × boilers Single screw
Sail plan	Barquentine-rigged
Speed	13 kn (24 km/h)
Range	2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)^[1]
Complement	76
Armament	6 × 4-inch/25-pounder QF guns 2 × 3-pounder (47 mm) QF guns 2 × machine guns