HMS Hussar (1894)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Hussar.
HMS Hussar was a Dryad-class torpedo gunboat of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1894 and served in the Mediterranean between 1896 and 1905 before being used for fishery protection. During the Dardanelles campaign of 1915 her commanding officer and two of her ship's company won the Victoria Cross. She was broken up in 1921.
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Name | HMS Hussar |
Builder | Devonport Dockyard |
Laid down | 3 April 1893[1] |
Launched | 3 July 1894 |
Commissioned | 3 December 1896[1] |
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Class and type | Dryad-class torpedo gunboat |
Displacement | 1,070 tons |
Length | 262 ft 6 in (80.0 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 6 in (9.3 m) |
Draught | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
Installed power | 3,500 ihp (2,600 kW) |
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Speed | 18.2 knots (33.7 km/h; 20.9 mph) |
Complement | 120 |
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