HMS Goldfinch (1889)

For other ships of the same name, see HMS Goldfinch.

{{Infobox ship |Ship image= |Ship caption=HMS Sparrow, sister-ship to HMS Goldfinch

|module= Career (UK) Name: HMS GoldfinchBuilder: Sheerness DockyardCost: £39,300Launched: 18 May 1889Fate: Sold 14 May 1907 for breaking |module2= General characteristics Class & type: Redbreast-class first-class gunvesselDisplacement: 805 tonsLength: 165 ft 0 in (50.3 m) ppBeam: 31 ft 0 in (9.4 m)Draught: 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)} min, 13 ft 9 in (4.19 m) maxInstalled power: 1,200 ihp (890 kW)Propulsion:

• Triple expansion steam engine
• 2 × boilers
• Single screwSail plan:

Barquentine-riggedSpeed: 13 kn (24 km/h)Range: 2,500 nmi (4,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)Complement: 76Armament:

• 6 × 4-inch/25-pounder QF guns
• 2 × 3-pounder QF guns
• 2 × machine guns

|} HMS Goldfinch was a Redbreast-class gunboat of the Royal Navy, built at Sheerness Dockyard and launched on 18 May 1889.

She commenced service on the Australia Station in March 1890. She left the Australia Station in August 1899 and returned to England. She was converted into a survey vessel in 1902.

Fate

She was sold on 14 May 1907 for breaking up.

References

• Bastock, John (1988), Ships on the Australia Station, Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. ISBN 0-86777-348-0
• Winfield, Rif; Lyon, David (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.