HMS Serpent (1887)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Serpent
Builder	Devonport Dockyard
Laid down	9 November 1885
Launched	10 March 1887
Completed	March 1888
Fate	Wrecked 10 November 1890
General characteristics
Class and type	Archer-class torpedo cruiser
Displacement	1,770 long tons (1,800 t) normal, 1,950 long tons (1,980 t) full load
Length	240 ft (73.15 m) oa
Beam	36 ft (10.97 m)
Draught	14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Installed power	4,500 ihp (3,400 kW)
Propulsion	Twin 2-cylinder compound steam engines Four boilers Twin screws
Speed	17.5 kn (32.4 km/h)
Range	7,000 nmi (13,000 km)
Complement	176 men
Armament	6× 6-inch (5 ton) guns 8 × 3-pounder QF guns 2 × machine guns 3 × 14-inch torpedo tubes
Armour	3⁄8 in (10 mm) deck 1 inch (25 mm) gunshields 3 in (76 mm) conning tower

HMS Serpent, was an Archer-class torpedo cruiser of the Royal Navy. Serpent was built at Devonport Dockyard, entering service in 1888. She was lost when she ran aground off Cape Vilan in northwest Spain with the loss of 173 people out of 176 in her crew.