nearly sister-ship Pigmy
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Goldfinch | Sheerness DYd | 1888? | 18/5/1889 | 1889? | survey vessel 2/1902 | |
| Lapwing | Devonport DYd | 1888? | 12/4/1889 | 1889? | BU 11/1910 | |
| Magpie | Pembroke DYd | 1888? | 15/3/1889 | 1889? | boom defence vessel 1902, gunboat 1915, depot ship 10/1915 | |
| Redbreast | Pembroke DYd | 1888? | 12/4/1889 | 1889? | BU 1910 | |
| Redpole | Pembroke DYd | 1888? | 13/6/1889 | 1890? | BU 5/1906 | |
| Ringdove | Devonport DYd | 1888? | 30/4/1889 | 1889? | salvage vessel Melita 12/1915 | |
| Sparrow, 7/1906 - Amokura (7/1906 - RNZN) | Scotts, Greenock | 1888 | 26/9/1889 | 5/1890 | TS 7/1906, coal hulk 2/1922 | |
| Thrush | Scotts, Greenock | 1888? | 22/6/1889 | 1890? | Coast Guard vessel 1906, cable vessel 1915 | |
| Widgeon | Pembroke DYd | 1888? | 9/8/1889 | 1890? | BU 5/1906 |
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Displacement normal, t |
805 |
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Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
50.3 |
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Breadth, m |
9.45 |
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Draught, m |
3.35 normal 4.19 max |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 2 boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
1200 |
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Max speed, kts |
13 |
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Fuel, t |
coal |
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Armament |
Magpie, Redbreast, Redpole, Ringdove: 6 x 1 - 102/27 BL Mk II/III/IV/V/VI, 4 x 1 - 11.9/94 Golgfinch, Thrush, Sparrow, Widgeon: 6 x 1 - 102/27 BL Mk II/III/IV/V/VI, 2 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 2 x 1 - 11.9/94 Lapwing: 6 x 1 - 102/28 QFC Mk I/IIIA - I/IV - I/V - I/VI, 2 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss, 2 x 1 - 11.9/94 |
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Complement |
76 |
Ship project history: Hulls were composite, having iron framing and wooden plating. Barquentine rigged.
Modernizations: None
Naval service: No significant events.
Goldfinch
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