HMS Reindeer (1866)
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| Career |  |
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| Class and type: | Camelion-class sloop |
| 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 | |
| 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 x 40 pdr guns 12 x 32 pdr guns |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Reindeer.
HMS Reindeer was a Royal Navy 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. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
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