Built at Chiswick, Engand in 1883. Dimensions 111.5 x 12.6 x 6 feet and a displacement of 59 tons. Horsepower 620 ihp, 1 screw and a speed of 20 knots. Coal bunker capacity 9 tons. Armament consisted of 1 machinegun and 2 torpedo tubes. With a crew numbering 14 men.