HMS Daphne (1888)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Daphne |
| Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Laid down | 20 June 1887 |
| Launched | 29 May 1888 |
| Completed | May 1889 |
| Fate | Sold 1904 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Nymphe-class sloop |
| Displacement | 1,140 long tons (1,160 t) |
| Length | 195 ft (59.4 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught | 12 ft 6 in (3.8 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | Schooner-rigged |
| Speed | 13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) |
| Endurance | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 138 |
| Armament | 8 × BL 5-inch (127 mm) guns 8 × machine guns |
HMS Daphne was a Nymphe-class composite screw sloop and the fifth ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name. Developed and constructed for the Royal Navy on a design by William Henry White, Director of Naval Construction, she was launched at Sheerness Dockyard on 29 May 1888.[2] It was the first command of Admiral Sir William Christopher Pakenham, KCB, KCMG, KCVO.
References[edit]
- ^ Chesneau and Kolesnik 1979, pp. 58.
- ^ "Naval Sloops at battleships-cruisers.co.uk". Retrieved 8 December 2017.
Publications[edit]
- Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M. (1979). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-133-5.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Preston, Antony; Major, John (2007). Send a Gunboat: The Victorian Navy and Supremacy at Sea, 1854–1904 (2nd ed.). London: Conway. ISBN 978-0-85177-923-2.
- Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.