Redbreast-class gunboat

	HMS Sparrow
Class overview
Name	Redbreast-class gunboats
Builders	Pembroke Dockyard; Sheerness Dockyard; Devonport Dockyard; Scotts of Greenock;
Operators	Royal Navy; New Zealand Government; British Merchant Navy;
Cost	Between £38,000 (Widgeon); and £39,300 (Ringdove);
Built	1889
In commission	1889–1921
Completed	9
Lost	1
General characteristics
Class & type	Redbreast-class first-class gunvessel
Displacement	805 tons
Length	165 ft 0 in (50.3 m) pp
Beam	31 ft 0 in (9.4 m)
Draught	11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) min, 13 ft 9 in (4.19 m) max
Installed power	1,200 ihp (890 kW)
Propulsion	Triple expansion steam engine; 2 × boilers; Single screw;
Sail plan	Barquentine-rigged
Speed	13 kn (24 km/h)
Range	2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement	76
Armament	Magpie, Redbreast, Redpole & Ringdove:; 6 × BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) 25-pounder guns; 4 × machine guns; Lapwing, Goldfinch, Thrush, Widgeon & Sparrow:; 6 × 4-inch/25-pounder QF guns; 2 × 3-pounder QF guns; 2 × machine guns;

The Redbreast class comprised nine first-class screw-driven composite gunboats built for the Royal Navy in 1889, mounting six guns.

Class overview
HMS Sparrow
Name	Redbreast-class gunboats
Builders	Pembroke Dockyard Sheerness Dockyard Devonport Dockyard Scotts of Greenock
Operators	Royal Navy New Zealand Government British Merchant Navy
Cost	Between £38,000 (Widgeon) and £39,300 (Ringdove)
Built	1889
In commission	1889–1921
Completed	9
Lost	1
General characteristics
Class & type	Redbreast-class first-class gunvessel
Displacement	805 tons
Length	165 ft 0 in (50.3 m) pp
Beam	31 ft 0 in (9.4 m)
Draught	11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) min, 13 ft 9 in (4.19 m) max
Installed power	1,200 ihp (890 kW)
Propulsion	Triple expansion steam engine 2 × boilers Single screw
Sail plan	Barquentine-rigged
Speed	13 kn (24 km/h)
Range	2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement	76
Armament	Magpie, Redbreast, Redpole & Ringdove: 6 × BL 4-inch (101.6 mm) 25-pounder guns 4 × machine guns Lapwing, Goldfinch, Thrush, Widgeon & Sparrow: 6 × 4-inch/25-pounder QF guns 2 × 3-pounder QF guns 2 × machine guns