According to Jane’s Fighting Ships 1958-1959 built by Ritson&Co., Maryport, United Kingdom in 1902. Displacement 850 tons and as dimensions 176 x 27 1/6 x 10 feet. The horsepower of 780 hp allowed a speed of 9-10 knots. The website www.clydeships.co.uk mentioned a Lycidas built in 1904 for account of Thomas Smith Ritson at Maryport but already sold in 1909 and sunk as the Algama in 1921.
