HMS Halcyon (1894)

HMS Halcyon (1894)

HMS "Halcyon" was the lead ship of the "Halcyon" class torpedo gunboats also known as the "Dryad" class. It was launched from the Devonport Dockyard on April 6 1894. "The Times (London)", Saturday, April 7 1894, p.12]

They were modest sized vessels with a crew of 120 capable of around 18 knots. She was equipped with four 6-pounder guns, 1 x Nordenfeldt machine gun and five torpedo tubes

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