HMS Hornet (1893)

HMS Hornet was a Havock-class torpedo boat destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She was launched in 1893 and sold in 1909 for scrapping. Although the Daring-class torpedo boat destroyers were ordered first, Havock and Hornet were completed faster, making them the first destroyers ever built.

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

HMS Hornet
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Hornet
BuilderYarrow & Company, Poplar, London
Cost£ 36,112
Laid down1 July 1892
Launched23 December 1893
CompletedJuly 1894
FateSold 12 October 1909 for scrapping.
General characteristics
Class and typeHavock-class torpedo boat destroyer
Displacement
  • 240 long tons (240 t) light
  • 275 long tons (279 t) full load
Length
  • 185 ft (56 m) oa
  • 180 ft (55 m) pp
Beam18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
Draught7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Installed power3,700 ihp (2,800 kW)
Propulsion
Speed27 kn (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range47 tons of coal carried
Complement46
Armament
  • 1 × 12-pounder gun
  • 3 × 6-pounder guns
  • 3 × torpedo tubes (2 later removed)
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