HMVS Childers
| History | |
|---|---|
| Victoria and Australia | |
| Name | HMVS Childers |
| Namesake | Hugh Childers |
| Builder | Thornycroft of Chiswick |
| Cost | £10,500 |
| Yard number | 172 |
| Laid down | 1883 |
| Launched | 18 August 1883 |
| Completed | 1884 |
| Decommissioned | 1924 |
| Fate | Hulked in 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 63 tons |
| Length | 113 ft 0 in (34.44 m) |
| Beam | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
| Draught | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Propulsion | Compound expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 19–20 knots (35–37 km/h) |
| Complement | 12 |
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HMVS Childers was a torpedo boat of the Victorian Naval Forces, Commonwealth Naval Forces and the Royal Australian Navy.