HMS Thrush (1889)

HMS Thrush was a Redbreast-class composite gunboat, the third ship of the name to serve in the Royal Navy.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Thrush.

HMS Thrush, First Class gunboat by W. Fred Mitchell
History
United Kingdom
NameThrush
BuilderScotts, Greenock
Cost£39,000
Yard number262
Launched22 June 1889
Reclassified
  • Coastguard 1906
  • Cable ship 1915
  • Salvage vessel 1916
FateWrecked on 11 April 1917
General characteristics
Class and typeRedbreast-class gunboat
Displacement805 tons
Length165 ft 0 in (50.3 m) pp
Beam31 ft 0 in (9.4 m)
Draught11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) min, 13 ft 9 in (4.19 m) max
Installed power1,200 ihp (890 kW)
Propulsion
  • Triple expansion steam engine
  • 2 × boilers
  • Single screw
Sail planBarquentine-rigged
Speed13 kn (24 km/h)
Range2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement76
Armament
  • 6 × 4-inch/25-pounder QF guns
  • 2 × 3-pounder QF guns
  • 2 × machine guns
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