HMVS Childers

HMVS Childers
History
RN ensign Flag of VictoiaVictoria and Australia
NameHMVS Childers
NamesakeHugh Childers
BuilderThornycroft of Chiswick
Cost£10,500
Yard number172
Laid down1883
Launched18 August 1883
Completed1884
Decommissioned1924
FateHulked in 1918
General characteristics
Displacement63 tons
Length113 ft 0 in (34.44 m)
Beam12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Draught5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
PropulsionCompound expansion steam engine
Speed19–20 knots (35–37 km/h)
Complement12
Armament
  • 2 × 1 pdr guns
  • 2 × 15-inch torpedo tubes
  • 4 sets of dropping gear

HMVS Childers was a torpedo boat of the Victorian Naval Forces, Commonwealth Naval Forces and the Royal Australian Navy.