HMS Halcyon (1894)

The third HMS Halcyon was a Dryad-class torpedo gunboat of the Royal Navy. Once described as "perhaps the smallest and least formidable vessel that ever crept into the 'Navy List'", she was launched in 1894 and was put up for sale before World War I. She was recommissioned in 1913, was converted to a minesweeper and served under the orders of the Admiral Commanding Coast Guard and Reserves. She was sold for breaking in 1919.

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

Halcyon
History
United Kingdom
NameHalcyon
BuilderDevonport Dockyard
Laid down2 January 1893
Launched6 April 1894
Commissioned16 May 1895
FateSold for breaking on 6 November 1919
General characteristics
Class and typeDryad-class torpedo gunboat
Displacement1,070 tons
Length262 ft 6 in (80.0 m)
Beam30 ft 6 in (9.3 m)
Draught13 ft (4.0 m)
Installed power6,000 ihp (4,500 kW)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 3-cylinder vertical triple-expansion steam engines
  • Locomotive boilers
  • Twin screws
Speed19 kn (35 km/h)
Complement120
Armament
  • 2 × QF 4.7-inch (12 cm) guns
  • 4 × 6-pounder
  • 1 × Nordenfelt machine gun
  • 5 × 18-inch torpedo tubes
  • On conversion to a minesweeper in 1914 two torpedo tubes were removed
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