Hornet's sister ship, Cruizer, shown at Malta in 1894.
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Hornet |
Ordered | 1 November 1850[2] |
Builder | Royal Dockyard, Deptford |
Cost | £29,142[2] |
Launched | 13 April 1854[1] |
Commissioned | 14 July 1854[2] |
Fate | Broken up 1868 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cruizer-class screw sloop |
Displacement | 1,045 tons [2] |
Tons burthen | 747+51⁄94 bm[2] |
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Beam | 31 ft 10 in (9.70 m)[2] |
Depth of hold | 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)[2] |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Sail plan | Barque-rigged |
Speed | 7.75 knots (14.35 km/h; 8.92 mph) |
Armament |
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HMS Hornet was a 17-gun wooden screw sloop of the Cruizer class of the Royal Navy, launched in 1854 and broken up in 1868.