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had been stricken from the effective list by 1905, being described in
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s, and was slightly downrated (from 3,600 indicated horsepower (2,700 kW) to 3,500 indicated horsepower (2,600 kW)) to improve reliability. This gave a speed of 18.5 knots (21.3 mph; 34.3 km/h).
274:-class torpedo gunboats ordered for the Royal Navy under the 1889 Naval Defence Act, which authorised the shipbuilding programme for the next five years, and also included the last two torpedo-gunboats of the
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signalled her presence by the ship's whistle, and the coastguards despatched a boat to pick up the stores, despite a heavy sea inshore due to high winds from the North. When this did not arrive,
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to deliver the stores, but later that day, search parties from the coastguard station found both boats capsized. All five men aboard the coastguard boat and six men aboard
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and returning to reserve on completion of the exercises. She took part in the 1896 Manoeuvres in July–August that year, operating out of Dublin Bay. On 26 June 1897
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were criticised in reports of the manoeuvres for not making their nominal speeds, and being unsuitable for use against torpedo boats or destroyers.
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809:"Naval Manœuvres.: With "B" Fleet: The Cruiser Action off the Fastnet".
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took part in that year's Naval
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Manoeuvres, supporting the
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was commissioned into the Medway Fleet
Reserve, based at
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List of gunboat and gunvessel classes of the Royal Navy
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296:-class, with modified engines to improve reliability.
428:, and carrying out fishery protection duties in the
952:Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979).
292:s were slightly modified versions of the previous
486:by the opposing force. Torpedo gunboats including
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259:from 1891–1894. She was sold for scrap in 1907.
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828:. No. 36212. 4 August 1900. p. 10.
668:. No. 34659. 19 August 1895. p. 8.
653:. No. 34644. 1 August 1895. p. 10.
614:. No. 34226. 31 March 1894. p. 13.
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194:18.7 kn (21.5 mph; 34.6 km/h)
813:. No. 36208. 31 July 1900. p. 15.
722:. No. 35261. 21 July 1897. p. 10.
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707:. No. 35240. 26 June 1897. p. 9.
404:, and after the review, decommissioned at
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975:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
937:. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing.
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718:"Naval & Military Intelligence".
703:"Naval & Military Intelligence".
664:"Naval & Military Intelligence".
608:"Naval & Military Intelligence".
462:s boat were killed. On 15 June 1899,
281:and the five torpedo-gunboats of the
141:230 ft 0 in (70.10 m)
39:
1001:Lyon, David; Winfield, Rif (2004).
996:. Portsmouth, UK: J Griffin and Co.
928:. Portsmouth, UK: J Griffin and Co.
917:. Portsmouth, UK: J Griffin and Co.
906:. Portsmouth, UK: J Griffin and Co.
895:. Portsmouth, UK: J Griffin and Co.
884:. Portsmouth, UK: J Griffin and Co.
873:. Portsmouth, UK: J Griffin and Co.
764:. 30 September 2006. Archived from
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376:on 30 March 1894. In August 1894
152:27 ft 0 in (8.23 m)
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956:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
733:"Disaster on the Norfolk Coast".
402:Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria
302:was 230 feet (70.10 m) long
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180:triple expansion steam engines
168:3,500 ihp (2,600 kW)
1:
782:"Fishing Within the Limits".
693:, pp. facing page 12, 15
1197:Alarm-class torpedo gunboats
922:Brassey, T. A., ed. (1905).
911:Brassey, T. A., ed. (1898).
900:Brassey, T. A., ed. (1897).
889:Brassey, T. A., ed. (1896).
878:Brassey, T. A., ed. (1895).
867:Brassey, T. A., ed. (1894).
548:Chesneau & Kolesnik 1979
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215:4 × 3-pounder (47 mm ) guns
212:2 × 4.7 in (120 mm) QF guns
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935:Royal Navy Torpedo Vessels
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314:of 12 feet (3.66 m).
133:810 long tons (820 t)
18:
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971:Friedman, Norman (2009).
221:5 × 14 inch torpedo tubes
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851:Lyon & Winfield 2004
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470:which were operating in
218:1 × Gardiner machine gun
1054:-class torpedo gunboats
824:"The Naval Manœuvres".
649:"The Naval Manœuvres".
263:Design and construction
109:General characteristics
353:on 13 September 1892.
304:between perpendiculars
993:The Naval Annual 1901
925:The Naval Annual 1905
914:The Naval Annual 1898
903:The Naval Annual 1897
892:The Naval Annual 1896
881:The Naval Annual 1895
870:The Naval Annual 1894
435:On 22 February 1898,
424:, coastguard ship at
627:, pp. 62–63, 67
349:on 25 June 1891 and
933:Brown, Les (2023).
771:on 9 February 2012.
333:Gardner machine gun
681:, pp. 148–149
639:, pp. 176–177
562:, pp. 33, 288
441:Wells-next-the-Sea
347:Sheerness Dockyard
320:locomotive boilers
257:Sheerness Dockyard
71:Sheerness Dockyard
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982:978-1-84832-049-9
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1207:1892 ships
1191:Categories
359:sea trials
241:Royal Navy
199:Complement
173:Propulsion
96:March 1894
826:The Times
811:The Times
784:The Times
736:The Times
720:The Times
705:The Times
666:The Times
651:The Times
611:The Times
514:Citations
430:North Sea
416:Sheldrake
411:Sheldrake
406:Devonport
343:laid down
306:, with a
249:her class
245:name ship
93:Completed
77:Laid down
21:HMS Alarm
1136:Antelope
468:Boulogne
439:visited
398:Spithead
351:launched
243:and the
207:Armament
184:2 shafts
85:Launched
421:Galatea
374:Chatham
365:Service
312:draught
157:Draught
67:Builder
35:History
1129:Speedy
1115:Renard
1108:Jaseur
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288:. The
286:-class
279:-class
235:was a
138:Length
121:-class
1163:class
1161:Dryad
1154:class
1122:Niger
1101:Alarm
1073:Circe
1066:Jason
1052:Alarm
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509:Notes
503:Alarm
499:Alarm
494:Alarm
488:Alarm
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449:Alarm
445:Alarm
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370:Alarm
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339:Alarm
300:Alarm
290:Alarm
284:Dryad
272:Alarm
268:Alarm
253:Alarm
232:Alarm
191:Speed
119:Alarm
61:Alarm
1094:Leda
1087:Onyx
1080:Hebe
1007:ISBN
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958:ISBN
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762:RNLI
483:Leda
426:Hull
341:was
308:beam
230:HMS
149:Beam
101:Fate
59:HMS
56:Name
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247:of
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