HMS Buzzard (1887)

HMS Buzzard at Blackfriars on the Thames in 1906
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Buzzard
BuilderSheerness Dockyard
Cost
  • Hull: £42,500
  • Machinery: £16,200
Laid down1 May 1886
Launched10 May 1887
Commissioned14 April 1888
FateSold for scrap on 6 September 1921
General characteristics
Class & typeNymphe-class sloop
Tonnage584 tons
Displacement1,140 tons
Length195 ft 0 in (59.4 m) pp
Beam28 ft 0 in (8.5 m)
Draught12 ft 6 in (3.8 m)
Installed power2,000 ihp (1,500 kW)
Propulsion
  • Horizontal triple-expansion steam engine
  • Twin screw
Sail planBarquentine rigged
Speed14.5 kn (26.9 km/h)
Range3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement135
Armament
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