Skipjack, 1889
Type: Minesweeping Gunboat ; late Torpedo Gun Boat ; late Gun Boat, 1st Class ; Armament 2 x 4.7" ; 4 x 3 pdr ; 5 x TT
Launched : 30 Apr 1889 ; Disposal date or year : 1920
Disposal Details : Sold for scrap
Displacement: 735 tons
Propulsion: Twin screw Complement: 91
Machinery notes: 4,200 ND ; 6,000 FD ; Speed ; 19 knots ;
Notes:
1890 Chatham. Officers borne in "Pembroke"
26 Jun 1897 Present at the Naval Review at Spithead in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee.
27 Jun 1900 Devonport. Orders received for a naval mobilization to take place on Tuesday, July 10th - see Colossus for details.
1908 Converted to minesweeper
5 Mar 1914 Commissioned at Sheerness
Aug 1914 Mine-sweeping Gun Boat - Home Fleet
1919 GunBoat: 1st Class, ex-Torpedo Gunboat. Note.-Similar vessels, Circe, Gossamer, Speedwell, Skipjack, Spanker, Seda, are on Disposal List, 1919. Halcyon on Sale List.