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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Seahorse.
History
Royal Navy EnsignUK
NameHMS Seahorse
Namesakeseahorse
BuilderLaird[1]
Launched7 July 1880[1][2]
Commissioned20 January 1881[3]
History
Royal Navy EnsignUK
NameW.72[2]
RenamedJanuary 1918[2]
FateSold for scrap 1 May 1920[1] to Crichton Thompson[2]
General characteristics
Displacement670 tons[1]
Length160 ft pp,[1] 168 feet overall[2]
Beam26 ft[1]
Draught10 ft[2]
Speed12.5 knots[2]
Complement84[1]
ArmamentOne 12 pounder[1] or two six pounder[2][3]

HMS Seahorse was a small Royal Navy ship used as a fleet tug and a survey ship.[1][2] She was based at Portsmouth during the First World War where she was used as a fleet tug, and later a rescue tug.[2]

Service history

Seahorse served as a service vessel in 1902, under the command of Staff Commander F. W. E. H. Smith.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Eng. Capt. Charles T. D. Greetham". Naval Historical Collectors & Research Association. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Support and harbour vessels". Naval History .net. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Seahorse, 1881". P. Benyon Naval Database. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Naval & Military intelligence". The Times. No. 36777. London. 26 May 1902. p. 7. template uses deprecated parameter(s) (help)


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