HMS Waitemata (1883)

A Defender-class torpedo boat, clearly showing the spar torpedo
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Waitemata
Ordered	26 August 1882
Builder	John I. Thornycroft & Company
Cost	£12,600 for four boats
Yard number	170
Launched	30 August 1883
Commissioned	19 September 1883
General characteristics
Class and 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
Armament	One McEvoy Spar torpedo Two 18" Whitehead torpedoes One 2-barrelled Nordenfelt gun

HMS Waitemata 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.

Sources

• The New Zealand Maritime Index
• 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.