User:Hammersfan/HMS Enchantress (1903)
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| Completed | 1 |
| Retired | 1 |
| History | |
| Name | Enchantress |
| Builder | Harland and Wolff shipyard, Belfast |
| Yard number | 360 |
| Launched | 7 November 1903 |
| Commissioned | 28 May 1904 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Steam yacht |
| Displacement | Full load: 2,514 t (2,474 long tons) |
| Length | 320 ft (98 m) loa |
| Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Draft | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Installed power | 1 x quadruple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion | Twin screw |
| Speed | 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Armament | 4 x QF 3 pdr |
HMS Enchantress was a steam yacht operated by the Royal Navy for the use of the Admiralty Board. The yacht was used a means of allowing members of the Board, in particular the First Lord of the Admiralty, who was the government minister in charge of the Royal Navy, to travel quickly to ports and stations to allow direct viewing and inspection of facilities and personnel. In time of war, the yacht was intended for conversion into a hospital ship.