HMS Hardy (1856)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Hardy
Ordered	8 October 1855
Builder	Charles Hill & Sons, Bristol
Cost	£12,424
Laid down	20 October 1855
Launched	1 March 1856
Commissioned	7 March 1856
Decommissioned	31 March 1867
Fate	Sold at Hong Kong on 9 February 1869
General characteristics
Class and type	Albacore-class gunboat
Tons burthen	232 68⁄94 tons bm
Length	106 ft (32 m) (gundeck); 93 ft 2.5 in (28.410 m) (keel);
Beam	22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
Draught	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Installed power	60 nominal horsepower; 270 ihp (200 kW));
Propulsion	2-cylinder horizontal single expansion steam engine; Single screw;
Complement	36–40
Armament	1 × 68-pounder (95cwt) MLSB gun; 1 × 32-pounder MLSB gun; 2 × 24-pounder howitzers;

HMS Hardy was a Albacore-class gunboat of the Royal Navy, notable for her action during the British involvement in the Taiping Rebellion.

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