Hornet, 1893
Type: Torpedo Boat Destroyer ; Armament 1x 12-pdr. gun ; 3 x torpedo tubes (later reduced to 2 tt)
Launched : 23 Dec 1893 ; Disposal date or year : 12 Oct 1909
Displacement: 240 tons
Complement: 46
Machinery notes: 4,000 IHP ; Speed ; 26 knots ;
Notes:
26 Jun 1897 Present at the Naval Review at Spithead in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee.
2 Jun 1900 Due to mechanical problems with the Highflyer, it will be a week before the vessel is ready for sea again, and the departure of the torpedo-boat destroyers Conflict, Coquette, Cygnet and Hornet, for the East Indies, is delayed for a 3rd time.