HMS Reindeer (1866)

HMS Rinaldo, a sister-ship of Reindeer
History
Name	HMS Reindeer
Builder	Royal Dockyard, Chatham
Laid down	May 1860
Launched	1866-03-29
Commissioned	October 1866
Fate	Sold out of service, 28 August 1873
General characteristics
Class and type	Camelion-class sloop
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 kts
Complement	180
Armament	5 × 40 pdr guns 12 × 32 pdr guns

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Reindeer.

HMS Reindeer was a Royal Navy wooden-hulled screw-driven sloop of the Camelion class, in service from 1866 to 1876. In 1868 she claimed Caroline Island for the British Crown.

References

• 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.