HMS Albatross (1873)

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HMS Egeria.jpg
HMS Albatross's sister ship, HMS Egeria
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Albatross
NamesakeAlbatross
BuilderChatham Royal Dockyard
Laid down1872
Launched27 April 1873
CompletedFebruary 1874
FateScrapped, February 1889
General characteristics
Class and type Fantome-class sloop
Displacement949 long tons (964 t)
Tons burthen727 bm
Length160 ft (48.8 m) (p/p)
Beam31 ft 4 in (9.6 m)
Draught14 ft (4.3 m)
Depth15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Installed power838 ihp (625 kW)
Propulsion
  • 1 shaft
  • 1 × 2-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine
  • 3 × cylindrical boilers
Sail planBarque rig
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement125
Armament

HMS Albatross was a 4-gun Fantome-class sloop built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1870s.

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