HMS Hornet (1893)

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A model of HMS Hornet at the Glasgow Museum of Transport
Career Royal Navy Ensign
Builder: Yarrow & Company, Cubitt Town, London
Laid down: July 1892
Launched: 23 December 1893
Fate: Sold 12 October 1909 for scrapping.
General characteristics
Displacement: 240 tons
Length: 180 ft (55 m)
Beam: 18.5 ft (5.6 m)
Speed: 26.78 knots
Range: 3,000 miles
57 tons of coal carried
Complement: 46
Armament: One 12-pounder gun
Three 6-pounder guns
Three torpedo tubes (One later removed)

HMS Hornet was a Havock-class torpedo boat destroyer of the Royal Navy.

Built by Yarrow & Company, London, she was laid down in July 1892, launched on 23 December 1893 and completed in July 1894. She served all her service life in Home waters. She served for fifteen years before being sold on 12 October 1909 for scrapping.

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