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HMS Orestes (1860)

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Orestes
Launched18 August 1860
Out of service1865
FateBroken up
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacement2431 tons
PropulsionScrew
Armament21

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Peter Davis. "William Loney RN - Background". Retrieved 24 November 2019.