Fantome class sloop
 HMS Egeria | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Fantome-class sloops |
| Builders: | Pembroke Dock Blackwall Yard Chatham Dockyard Money Wigram & Sons |
| Operators: |  Royal Navy |
| Cost: | Egeria: Hull £32,468, machinery £10,414[1] |
| Built: | 1873–1874 |
| In commission: | 1873–1911 |
| Completed: | 6 |
| Lost: | 0 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Screw composite sloop |
| Displacement: | 940 tons |
| Length: | 160 ft (49 m) |
| Beam: | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Draught: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Sail plan: | Barque Rigged |
| Range: | 1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) |
| Complement: | 125 |
| Armament: |
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The Fantome class was a six-ship class of 4-gun screw composite sloops [2] built for the Royal Navy during 1873 and 1874.
Contents
Design
Construction
Fantome and her sister ships were constructed of an iron frame sheathed with teak and copper (hence 'composite').
Propulsion
A two-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine provided by Humphrys, Tennant & Company powered an 11-foot (3.4 m) diameter screw. Steam was provided by three cylindrical boilers working at 60 pounds per square inch (4.1 bar). The indicated horsepower varied between 838 and 1,011 horsepower (754 kW). Daring was fitted with a trunk engine provided by John Penn & Sons.[1]
Sailing Rig
All the ships of the class were provided with a full Barque rig.
Armament
The Fantome class carried two 7-inch (180 mm) and two 64-pounder Muzzle Loading Rifles (MLR), all mounted on pivots.
Evaluation
Built at a time of great technological change in naval architecture, these composite sloops were obsolete before they were completed. Nevertheless, they served a useful function on the far-flung stations of the British Empire, including participation in minor wars, such as the Perak War. They were also used for hydrography, and for this reason Egeria was retained until 1911.
Ships
| Name | Ship Builder | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMS Fantome | Pembroke Dock | 26 March 1873 | Sold 1889[2][3] |
| HMS Albatross | Chatham Dockyard[1] | 24 July 1873 | Scrapped 1889[2][4] |
| HMS Daring | Blackwall Yard, London | 4 February 1874 | Sold 1889[2][5] |
| HMS Egeria | Pembroke Dock | 1 November 1873 | Sold 1911 [2][6] |
| HMS Flying Fish | Chatham Dockyard[1] | 27 November 1873 | Sold 1888[2][7] |
| HMS Sappho | Money Wigram & Sons, Blackwall Yard[1] | 20 October 1873 | Sold 1887[2][8] |
See also
Media related to Fantome class sloop at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Winfield, Rif; Lyon, David (2003). The Sail and Steam Navy List, 1815-1889. Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1861760326.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Naval Sloops at battleships-cruisers.co.uk". http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/naval_sloops_.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- ↑ "HMS Fantome at William Looney website". http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=1433. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- ↑ "RN Ships (A) at William Looney website". http://www.pdavis.nl/MidVicShips.php?page=1. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- ↑ "RN Ships (D) at William Looney website". http://www.pdavis.nl/MidVicShips.php?page=4. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- ↑ "HMS Egeria at William Looney website". http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=1385. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- ↑ "HMS Flying Fish at William Looney website". http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=1469. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
- ↑ "HMS Sappho at William Looney website". http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=2030. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
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