HMS Daphne (1888)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Daphne.
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Canada |
| Builder: | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 20 June 1887 |
| Launched: | 29 May 1888 |
| Completed: | May 1889 |
| Fate: | Sold 1904 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Displacement: | 1,140 long tons (1,160 t) |
| Length: | 195 ft (59.4 m) |
| Beam: | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught: | 12 ft 6 in (3.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Horizontal triple-expansion steam engines 2 shafts 1,570 ihp (1,170 kW) |
| Sail plan: | Schooner-rigged |
| Speed: | 13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) |
| Endurance: | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement: | 138 |
| Armament: | 8 × BL 5-inch (127 mm) guns 8 × machine guns |
HMS Daphne was a Nymphe-class composite screw sloop and the fifth ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name. Developed and constructed for the Royal Navy on a design by William Henry White, Director of Naval Construction, she was launched at Sheerness Dockyard on 29th May 1888,[2] It was the first command of Admiral Sir William Christopher Pakenham, KCB, KCMG, KCVO.
References
- ↑ Chesneau and Kolesnik 1979, pp. 58.
- ↑ Naval sloops
- Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M. (1979). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
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