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The '''''Camelion'' class''' was a [[Royal Navy]] class of screw-driven [[sloop]]s of wood construction, designed by Isaac Watts. Eight ships of the class were built from 18601858 – 1866 with another eight cancelled. DisplacementThey were initially rated as Second Class sloops, but were later reclassified as corvettes. Their displacement was 1,365 tons with 200 hp. They were capable of approximately 9 knots and were armed with 17 guns.

== Ships ==

=== '''The ''Camelion'' class''' ===

The first two vessels were ordered on [[3 April]] [[1854]], although neither was laid down for several years. Another three were ordered on [[1 April]] [[1857]] and a further three on [[27 March]] [[1858]].

* {{HMS|Camelion|1860|6}}, built by [[Deptford Royal Dockyard]], laid down [[8 November]] [[1858]], launched [[23 February]][[1860]] and completed [[30 July]] [[1861]]. Sold for breaking up [[1883]].

* {{HMS|Pelican|1860|6}}, built by [[Pembroke Royal Dockyard]], laid down [[16 June]] [[1859]], launched [[19 July]][[1860]] and completed [[25 September]] [[1861]]. Sold in February [[1867]] as mercantile ''Hawk'', then resold to the [[Portuguese Navy]] and renamed ''Infanta Dom Henrique''.