HMS Serpent, was an Archer-class torpedo cruiser of the Royal Navy. Serpent was built at Devonport Dockyard, entering service in 1888. She was lost when she ran aground off Cape Vilan in northwest Spain with the loss of 173 people out of 176 in her crew.

HMS Serpent (1887) was a torpedo cruiser launched in 1887 and wrecked in November 1890 near Camariñas with the loss of 173 of her crew of 176 men. The cause was an error in judgment on the part of those responsible for the ship's navigation.

El HMS Serpent fue un crucero de tercera clase de la Marina Real británica, construido en Devonport entre 1885 y 1888. Botado el 10 de marzo de 1887, desplazaba 1770 toneladas y estaba armado con 6 cañones de 6 pulgadas y 5 tubos lanzatorpedos de 14 pulgadas.

May 23, 2018 · The HMS Serpent, a third-class torpedo cruiser in the British Royal Navy, had reached this stretch of the Galician coastline two days after departing Plymouth, England, carrying 176 crew members and a cargo of cannons and torpedo launchers.

Nov 25, 2024 · What happened to HMS Serpent? The British Royal Navy warship sank off of a deadly Spanish coast killing 173 people. This torpedo cruiser tragically sank on the night of 10 November 1890.

Jun 12, 2012 · One hundred and twenty-two years ago, the tragedy of the torpedo cruiser HMS Serpent off the Spanish coast led to a fundamental overhaul of safety in stricken British warships – just as the loss of the doomed liner did for merchant shipping two decades later.

Name: H.M.S. Serpent; Type of vessel: Military, third class cruiser (light) Flag: British; Date of sinking: 10 November 1890; Cause: ran aground, storm; Location: Boi Point, inlet of Trece (Camariñas) Diving level: advanced; GALP territory: Costa da Morte (Coast of Death)

HMS Serpent was a third-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, built at Devonport between 1885 and 1888. Launched on 10 March 1887, she displaced 1,770 tons and was armed with 6 6-inch guns and 5 14-inch torpedo tubes.

HMS Serpent was a former Dutch hoy that the British Admiralty purchased in 1794 for service with the Royal Navy. She was paid off in 1796 and was sold around 1802.

The captain of an opium vessel has been attacked, and he and five of his men have been murdered. The Serpent has lately rescued an opium ship belonging to Jardine, Matheson, and Co. and Commander Luard refused, very handsomely to demand salvage of …