HMS Poneke (1883)

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 & 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	Two-cylinder compound-expansion steam reciprocating engine 130lb/sq in Locomotive boiler,
Speed	17.3 kn (32.0 km/h)
Complement	7 [1]
Armament	One McEvoy Spar torpedo Two 18" Whitehead torpedoes One 2-barrelled Nordenfelt gun [1]

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.

References

1. Winfield (2004) p.316

Sources

• The New Zealand Maritime Index Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
• 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. OCLC   52620555.