HMS Hussar (1894)

HMS Hussar was a Dryad-class torpedo gunboat of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1894 and served in the Mediterranean between 1896 and 1905 before being used for fishery protection. During the Dardanelles campaign of 1915 her commanding officer and two of her ship's company won the Victoria Cross. She was broken up in 1921.

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

Hussar
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Hussar
BuilderDevonport Dockyard
Laid down3 April 1893
Launched3 July 1894
Commissioned3 December 1896
Fate
  • Sold for scrap in December 1920
  • Resold on 13 July 1921
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 power3,500 ihp (2,600 kW)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 3-cylinder vertical triple-expansion steam engines
  • Locomotive boilers
  • Twin screws
Speed18.2 knots (33.7 km/h; 20.9 mph)
Complement120
Armament
  • 1 × QF 4.7-inch (12 cm) guns
  • 2 × 12-pounder guns
  • 1 × 6-pounder gun
  • 5 × 18-inch torpedo tubes
  • On conversion to a minesweeper in 1914 two torpedo tubes were removed
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