HMS Vulcan (1889)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Vulcan.
 HMS Vulcan, Torpedo Depot ship | |
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Vulcan |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched: | 13th June 1889 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 6820 tons |
| Length: | 350 ft (110 m) pp |
| Beam: | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Draught: | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) |
| Propulsion: | Humphrys and Tennant. 12,000 IHP twin screw |
| Speed: | 20 kts |
| Complement: | 432 |
| Armament: | 8x4.7 in 12x 3 pdr 1 boat gun 16x machine guns held on deck: 6x 16ft torpedo boats 2x countermining launches 4 other steam boats |
| Armour: | Steel deck, 2.5-5 in |
HMS Vulcan was a British torpedo boat depot ship launched in 1889, later converted to a submarine tender in 1908-09.[1] As a training hulk, she was renamed HMS Defiance III in 1931 and used for training at Torpoint, Cornwall. She was scrapped in Belgium in 1955.
Construction
The increasing numbers of torpedo boats which had entered service produced the need for a specialist support ship. Vulcan could carry six torpedo boats on her deck and had repair workshops and equipment stores. She had an armoured deck and could act as a light cruiser.[2]
Service history
Vulcan was launched on 13 June 1889. Captain Charles John Briggs was appointed in command on 12 December 1901.[3]
Notes
References
- William Laird Clowes (1903). 'The Royal Navy: a history from the earliest times to the present, Vol 7'. London: S.Low, Marston and company. (available at internet archive)
Robert Falcon Scott was on this ship as a midship man 3rd out of 26.