HMS Poneke (1883)

HMS Poneke was a colonial service Defender-class torpedo boat designed by Thornycroft & Company for the defence of New Zealand, built at Chiswick in 1883 and shipped to New Zealand.

A Defender-class torpedo boat, clearly showing the spar torpedo
History
United Kingdom
Name: HMS Poneke
Ordered: 26 August 1882[1]
Builder: John I. Thornycroft & Company
Cost: £12,600 for four boats
Yard number: 171[1]
Launched: 31 August 1883[1]
Commissioned: 18 September 1883[1]
General characteristics
Class and type: Defender-class torpedo boat
Displacement: 12 tons
Length: 62 ft 10 in (19.15 m)
Beam: 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Installed power: 173 hp (129 kW)
Propulsion:
Speed: 17.3 kn (32.0 km/h)
Complement: 7[1]
Armament:

References

  1. Winfield (2004) p.316

Sources

  • The New Zealand Maritime Index
  • Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6.
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