HMS Cordelia (1881)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Cordelia.
_AWM_302164.jpeg) HMS Cordelia c. 1881-1890. | |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Cordelia |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 17 July 1879 |
| Launched: | 25 October 1881 |
| Fate: | Sold 1904 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Comus-class corvette |
| Displacement: | 2,380 tons |
| Length: | 225 ft (69 m) |
| Beam: | 44 ft (13 m) |
| Draught: | 19 ft (6 m) |
| Propulsion: | Single screw driven by compound engines of 2,590 ihp ( MW) |
| Sail plan: | Barque or ship rig |
| Speed: | 13.75 kt (25.5 km/h) powered; 14.75 kt (27.3 km/h) |
| Armament: | (As built)[1]
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| Armour: | Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm) over engines |
HMS Cordelia was an Comus-class corvette of the Royal Navy, built at the Portsmouth Dockyard and launched on 25 October 1881.[2]
She commenced service on the China Station before being transferred to the Australia Station arriving in April 1890. On 29 June 1891, during gun practice while on a cruise from Fiji to Noumea, a gun burst killing five, mortally wounded another and injuring thirteen crew.[2] She left the Australia Station in late 1891.
She was sold in 5 July 1904 for breaking up.[2] The mast at HMS Ganges was the foremast of Cordelia.
Citations
References
- Bastock, John (1988), Ships on the Australia Station, Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. ISBN 0-86777-348-0
- Winfield, Rif & Lyon, David (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.
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