HMS Buzzard (1887)
HMS Buzzard was a Nymphe-class composite screw sloop and the fourth ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name.
HMS Buzzard at Blackfriars on the Thames in 1906 | |
| History | |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Buzzard |
| Builder | Sheerness Dockyard |
| Cost |
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| Laid down | 1 May 1886 |
| Launched | 10 May 1887 |
| Commissioned | 14 April 1888 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap on 6 September 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Nymphe-class sloop |
| Tonnage | 584 tons |
| Displacement | 1,140 tons |
| Length | 195 ft 0 in (59.4 m) pp |
| Beam | 28 ft 0 in (8.5 m) |
| Draught | 12 ft 6 in (3.8 m) |
| Installed power | 2,000 ihp (1,500 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | Barquentine rigged |
| Speed | 14.5 kn (26.9 km/h) |
| Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) |
| Complement | 135 |
| Armament |
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