H.M.S. Kinsha (1900)

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Britain bought the ship Pioneer in November of 1900, converted her to a gunboat, renaming her H.M.S. Kinsha for service on the China Station.

Design

The ship were as follows:[1]

  • 616 tons
  • 192 feet overall (180 between perpendiculars)
  • 6.5 foot draught
  • 30 foot beam
  • 14 knots on 1200 I.H.P.

Armament

  • two 12-pdrs

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 105.

Bibliography


Gunboat H.M.S. Kinsha
<– Bramble Class Small Fry (UK) Fly Class –>
<– Bramble Class Gunboats (UK) Fly Class –>