HMS Orestes (1860)
Appearance
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Orestes |
Launched | 18 August 1860 |
Out of service | 1865 |
Fate | Broken up |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
Displacement | 2431 tons |
Propulsion | Screw |
Armament | 21 |
HMS Orestes was a wooden screw corvette launched in 1860 for the Royal Navy. [1] She was commissioned in 1861 and served on the Cape of Good Hope station until 1865. She was broken up in Portsmouth in November 1866.[2]
References
- ^ Rif Winfield (30 April 2014). "British Warships in the Age of Sail 1817-1863: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates". Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781473849624. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Peter Davis. "William Loney RN - Background". Retrieved 24 November 2019.