The Camelion class was a Royal Navy class of screw-driven sloops of wood construction. Eight ships of the class were built from 1860 – 1866 with another eight cancelled. Displacement was 1,365 tons with 200 hp. They were capable of approximately 9 knots and were armed with 17 guns.
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Built | 1860–1866 |
| Planned | 16 |
| Completed | 8 |
| Cancelled | 8 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,365 tons |
| Length | 185 ft (56 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draught | 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m) |
| Propulsion | Screw; 200 hp engine |
| Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h) |
| Complement | 180 |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 5 × 40-pounder guns 12 × 32-pounder guns |
Ships
The Camelion class
- HMS Camelion, sold 1883.
- HMS Pelican, sold 1867.
- HMS Rinaldo, sold 1884.
- HMS Zebra, sold 1873.
- HMS Perseus, became training ship in 1886, renamed HMS Defiance II in 1904, sold 1931.
- HMS Chanticleer, sold 1875.
- HMS Reindeer, built by the Royal Dockyard, Chatham, laid down May 1860|work was suspended in 1865 but subsequently restarted), launched 1866-03-29, and commissioned October 1866. Sold for breaking up 1873-08-28.
- HMS Rattler, wrecked 1868.
Cancelled ships
- HMS Circassian, laid down 1862 as Camelion class, completed as ironclad sloop HMS Enterprise.
References
- The Sail and Steam Navy List (David Lyon and Rif Winfield), Chatham Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1-86176-032-9.
 | This article about a specific naval ship or boat of the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |