History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Vesuvius |
Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
Laid down | 16 March 1873 |
Launched | 24 March 1874 |
Completed | 11 September 1874 |
Fate | Sold for scrap 1923 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 245 long tons (249 t) |
Length | 90 ft 0 in (27.43 m) pp |
Beam | 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m) |
Draught | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
Installed power | 350 ihp (260 kW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 9.7 kn (11.2 mph; 18.0 km/h) |
Complement | 15 |
Armament | 1 × 16 inch torpedo tube |
HMS Vesuvius was an experimental torpedo-armed warship of the British Royal Navy. Built by Pembroke Dockyard in 1873–1874, she was the first purpose-designed torpedo vessel built for the Royal Navy. Vesuvius was intended for night attacks against enemy harbours, and was armed with a single tube for Whitehead torpedoes in her bow. She was used for experimental and training purposes, and was not disposed of until 1923.