HMS Haughty was a Hardy-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy, launched by William Doxford & Sons on 18 September 1895. Constructed as part of the 1893–1894 naval construction program, she featured a hull length of approximately 200 feet 3 inches overall, with a beam of 19 feet and a draft of 7 feet 9 inches. Her design incorporated a turtleback forecastle and was powered by eight Yarrow boilers feeding triple expansion steam engines rated at 4,200 indicated horsepower, which drove two propellers. The ship had a displacement of around 260 long tons light and 325 long tons at deep load. Although designed for a trial speed of 27 knots, her guaranteed speed was set at 26 knots, with actual trials achieving 27.1 knots, indicating good performance. Her range was approximately 1,155 nautical miles at 11 knots, suitable for home waters patrols, and she carried a crew of roughly 50 officers and men. HMS Haughty’s armament varied depending on her intended role but generally included a single QF 12-pounder gun on her conning tower platform, supplemented by three 6-pounder guns and two 18-inch torpedo tubes, reflecting her dual role as a torpedo boat and gunboat. Her armament configuration could be adjusted to favor gunboat duties by removing a torpedo tube to add more guns. Throughout her service, HMS Haughty remained primarily in home waters, serving in the Medway Instructional Flotilla and occasionally taking part in fleet reviews, such as the coronation review at Spithead in 1902. She experienced a machinery breakdown in January 1900 and was subsequently repaired. The vessel also participated in naval maneuvers and was involved in a minor collision with the destroyer Ranger during the 1908 annual naval exercises, sustaining only slight damage to her bow. By 1910, she served as a tender to the shore establishment Vernon. HMS Haughty was decommissioned and sold for scrap on 10 April 1912, marking the end of her naval service.

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