HMS Hardy (1856)

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Hardy
Ordered8 October 1855[1]
BuilderCharles Hill & Sons, Bristol[1]
Cost£12,424[2]
Laid down20 October 1855[1]
Launched1 March 1856[1]
Commissioned7 March 1856[3]
Decommissioned31 March 1867[3]
FateSold at Hong Kong on 9 February 1869[1]
General characteristics [4]
Class and typeAlbacore-class gunboat
Tons burthen232 68⁄94 tons bm
Length
  • 106 ft (32 m) (gundeck)
  • 93 ft 2.5 in (28.410 m) (keel)
Beam22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
Draught6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
  • 2-cylinder horizontal single expansion steam engine
  • Single screw
Complement36–40
Armament

HMS Hardy was a Albacore-class gunboat of the Royal Navy, notable for her action during the British involvement in the Taiping Rebellion.

  1. ^ a b c d e Winfield & Lyon 2004, p. 228.
  2. ^ Winfield & Lyon 2004, p. 226.
  3. ^ a b Winfield 2014, p. 373.
  4. ^ Winfield & Lyon 2004, p. 225.