HMS Coromandel (1855)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Coromandel.
 HMS Coromandel in 1860 | |
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Coromandel |
| Namesake: | Coromandel Coast |
| Acquired: | 8 January 1855 |
| Fate: | Sold 17 August 1866 in Hong Kong. Renamed Naruto, the ship was broken up in 1876 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 303 builder's measure tons |
| Length: | 172 ft (52 m) |
| Beam: | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
HMS Coromandel was a wooden paddle dispatch vessel of the Royal Navy. The ship was called Tartar before its purchase by the Navy in 1855, and was sold out of service in 1866.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.