HMS Seahorse (1880)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Seahorse.
| History | |
|---|---|
 UK | |
| Name: | HMS Seahorse |
| Namesake: | seahorse |
| Builder: | Laird[1] |
| Launched: | 7 July 1880[1][2] |
| Commissioned: | 20 January 1881[3] |
| History | |
| UK | |
| Name: | W.72[2] |
| Renamed: | January 1918[2] |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap 1 May 1920[1] to Crichton Thompson[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 670 tons[1] |
| Length: | 160 ft pp,[1] 168 feet overall[2] |
| Beam: | 26 ft[1] |
| Draught: | 10 ft[2] |
| Speed: | 12.5 knots[2] |
| Complement: | 84[1] |
| Armament: | One 12 pounder[1] or two six pounder[2][3] |
HMS Seahorse was a small Royal Navy ship used as a fleet tug and a survey ship.[1][2] She was based at Portsmouth during the First World War where she was used as a fleet tug, and later a rescue tug.[2]
Service history
Seahorse served as a service vessel in 1902, under the command of Staff Commander F. W. E. H. Smith.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Eng. Capt. Charles T. D. Greetham". Naval Historical Collectors & Research Association. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- 1 2 "Seahorse, 1881". P. Benyon Naval Database. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ↑ "Naval & Military intelligence" The Times (London). Monday, 26 May 1902. (36777), p. 7.
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