HMS Hardy (1856)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Hardy
Ordered8 October 1855
BuilderCharles Hill & Sons, Bristol
Cost£12,424
Laid down20 October 1855
Launched1 March 1856
Commissioned7 March 1856
Decommissioned31 March 1867
FateSold at Hong Kong on 9 February 1869
General characteristics
Class & typeAlbacore-class gunboat
Tons burthen232 68⁄94 tons bm
Length
  • 106 ft (32 m) (gundeck)
  • 93 ft 2.5 in (28.410 m) (keel)
Beam22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
Draught6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
  • 2-cylinder horizontal single expansion steam engine
  • Single screw
Complement36–40
Armament

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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