HMS Hyacinth (1881)

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

HMS Hyacinth
HMS Hyacinth in typical China station white paint
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Hyacinth
BuilderDevonport Dockyard
Cost
  • Hull – £52,500
  • Machinery – £14,500
Laid down30 August 1880
Launched20 December 1881
Commissioned27 January 1884
FateSold for breaking on 25 August 1902
General characteristics
Class and typeSatellite-class sloop
Displacement1,420 tons
Length200 ft (61 m) pp
Beam38 ft (12 m)
Draught15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)[1]
Installed power1,470 ihp (1,096 kW)
Propulsion
  • Single horizontal compound-expansion steam engine
  • Single screw[1]
Sail planBarque-rigged
RangeApproximately 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)[1]
Complement170–200
Armament
ArmourInternal steel deck over machinery and magazines

HMS Hyacinth was an 8-gun Satellite-class composite sloop built for the Royal Navy, launched in 1881 and sold in 1902. She and the rest of her class were re-classified as corvettes in 1884.[2]

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  2. ^ a b "Satellite-class sloops at Battleships-Cruisers website". Retrieved 11 September 2008.