HMS Karrakatta (1889)

	HMS Karrakatta
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Wizard (1889–1890); HMS Karrakatta (1890–1905);
Builder	Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick
Yard number	546
Laid down	17 August 1888
Launched	27 August 1889
Commissioned	February 1891
Fate	Sold in July 1905 at Portsmouth.
General characteristics
Type	Torpedo gunboat
Displacement	735 tons
Length	242 ft (74 m) oa, 230 ft (70 m) pp
Beam	27 ft (8.2 m)
Draught	8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Installed power	2,500 ihp (1,900 kW) (natural draught); 3,600 ihp (2,700 kW) (forced draught);
Propulsion	2 × triple-expansion steam engines; Locomotive boilers; Twin screws; (later re-boilered with water-tube boilers);
Speed	19 kn (35 km/h)
Range	2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement	91
Armament	5 × 14-inch (360 mm) torpedo tubes (3 reloads); 2 × QF 4.7-inch (12 cm) guns; 4 × 3-pounder guns;

HMS Karakatta (or Karrakatta) was a Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat of the Royal Navy, launched in 1889. She was part of the Auxiliary Squadron of the Australia Station from 1890 until 1903, and was sold in 1905.

History
HMS Karrakatta
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Wizard (1889–1890) HMS Karrakatta (1890–1905)
Builder	Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick
Yard number	546
Laid down	17 August 1888
Launched	27 August 1889
Commissioned	February 1891
Fate	Sold in July 1905 at Portsmouth.
General characteristics
Type	Torpedo gunboat
Displacement	735 tons
Length	242 ft (74 m) oa, 230 ft (70 m) pp
Beam	27 ft (8.2 m)
Draught	8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Installed power	2,500 ihp (1,900 kW) (natural draught) 3,600 ihp (2,700 kW) (forced draught)
Propulsion	2 × triple-expansion steam engines Locomotive boilers Twin screws (later re-boilered with water-tube boilers)
Speed	19 kn (35 km/h)
Range	2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement	91
Armament	5 × 14-inch (360 mm) torpedo tubes (3 reloads) 2 × QF 4.7-inch (12 cm) guns 4 × 3-pounder guns