HMS Hyacinth was an 8-gun Satellite-class composite sloop built for the Royal Navy, launched in 1881 and sold in 1902.

This class of composite sloops was unique in having an internal steel deck over the machinery and magazines for protection.

Propulsion was provided by a horizontal compound-expansion steam engine of 1,470 indicated horsepower (1,096 kW) driving a single screw.

[1] Designed for low-level policing duties, Hyacinth, in common with her sister ships Heroine and Caroline, was sent to the China Station.

[3] Between 1886 and 1892 Hyacinth conducted annual cruises in the Pacific, showing the flag and providing protection and reassurance to British citizens of the far-flung maritime Empire.