HMS Vulcan (1889)

HMS Vulcan was a British torpedo boat depot ship launched in 1889, later converted to a submarine tender in 1908-09. As a training hulk, she was renamed HMS Defiance III in 1931 and used for training at Torpoint, Cornwall. She was scrapped in Belgium in 1955.

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

Vulcan as a torpedo depot ship
History
United Kingdom
NameVulcan
BuilderPortsmouth Dockyard
Launched13 June 1889
General characteristics
Displacement6820 tons
Length350 ft (110 m) pp
Beam58 ft (18 m)
Draught23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
PropulsionHumphrys and Tennant. 12,000 IHP twin screw
Speed20 kts
Complement432
Armament
  • 8 × 4.7 in
  • 12 × 3 pdr
  • 1 boat gun
  • 16 × machine guns
  • held on deck:
  • 6 × 16-ton torpedo boats
  • 2 × countermining launches
  • 4 other steam boats
ArmourSteel deck, 2.5-5 in
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