Beagle-class sloop: Difference between revisions

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8 x [[BL 5 inch gun Mk I - V|BL {{convert|5|in|mm|sing=on|sigfig=4}} 50-pounder guns]]<br>

'''After 1900''':<br>

8 x [[QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I–IV|quick- firing gun4.7-inch guns]]s

|Ship armour=Protective deck of {{convert|1|to|1+1/2|in|cm|abbr=on}} steel over the machinery and boilers<ref name=RW/>

|Ship notes=

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==Design==

''Beagle'' and ''Basilisk'' were constructed of copper-sheathed steel to a design by [[William Henry White|William White]], the Royal Navy [[Director of Naval Construction]]. They were powered by a twin-screw three-cylinder horizontal triple-expansion steam engine developing {{convert|2000|ihp|kW|lk=on}} and carried a [[barquentine]] sail rig.<ref name=RW>{{cite book |title=''The Sail and Steam Navy List, 1815-1889'' |last=Winfield |first=Rif |coauthors=Lyon, David |year=2003 |publisher=Chatham Publishing(2004) |isbn=978-1861760326}}p.277</ref> They were essentially the same design as the preceding [[Nymphe class sloop|''Nymphe'' class]], but built of steel rather than of composite wood-and-steel.<ref name=RW/>

==Operational use==

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== References ==

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