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HMS Barrosa (1860)

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Barrosa
Launched10 March 1860
Out of service1873
FateBroken up in 1887
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Length225 ft (69 m)
PropulsionScrew
Complement240
Armament21

HMS Barrosa was a Template:Sclass- launched on 10 March 1860 at Woolwich Dockyard and scrapped in 1877. She was 225 ft long, 41 ft wide and of 1,700 tons builders measurement, and armed with 16 × 8n, 1 × 7in and 4 × 40pdr guns. She bombarded Shimonseki in 1864, and was part of the Flying Squadron between 1869 and 1873.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Barrosa". pdavis.nl. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  2. ^ "HMS Barrosa (1860) 2". britainsnavy.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-11-22.