HMS Cornflower (1916)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Cornflower
Builder	Barclay Curle and Company, Whiteinch
Yard number	537
Laid down	1915
Launched	30 March 1916
Motto	Fortiter et recte (Boldly and rightly)
Fate	Sold in 1940
General characteristics
Class & type	Arabis-class sloop
Displacement	1,250 long tons (1,270 t)
Length	255 ft 3 in (77.80 m) p.p.; 267 ft 9 in (81.61 m) o/a;
Beam	33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Draught	11 ft 9 in (3.58 m)
Propulsion	1 × 4-cylinder triple expansion steam engine; 2 × cylindrical boilers; 1 × screw;
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) with max. 260 tons of coal
Armament	2 × BL 4-inch Mk IX naval gun; 4 × QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns; 2 × Maxim .303 guns;
Armour	0.25 in (6.4 mm) steel

HMS Cornflower (Chinese: 禾花) was an Arabis-class sloop of the Royal Navy and from 1933 the Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force (HKNVR).

History

United Kingdom
Name	HMS Cornflower
Builder	Barclay Curle and Company, Whiteinch
Yard number	537
Laid down	1915
Launched	30 March 1916
Motto	Fortiter et recte (Boldly and rightly)
Fate	Sold in 1940
General characteristics
Class & type	Arabis-class sloop
Displacement	1,250 long tons (1,270 t)
Length	255 ft 3 in (77.80 m) p.p. 267 ft 9 in (81.61 m) o/a
Beam	33 ft 6 in (10.21 m)
Draught	11 ft 9 in (3.58 m)
Propulsion	1 × 4-cylinder triple expansion steam engine 2 × cylindrical boilers 1 × screw
Speed	17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Range	2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) with max. 260 tons of coal
Armament	2 × BL 4-inch Mk IX naval gun 4 × QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns 2 × Maxim .303 guns
Armour	0.25 in (6.4 mm) steel