Navies of the world - Edward W. Very

Type and Name.	A	B	C	D	E
	Ft. in.	Ft. in.	Ft. in.	Tons.
Frigates.
Inconstant	333	50 1	23 7	5,782	Iron sheathed
Shah	334 8	52	23	6,040	”
Raleigh	298	49	22	5,200	”
Corvettes.
Boadicea	280	45	22	4,027	”
Bacchante		45	21 7	3,932	”
Euryalus		45	21 7	3,982	”
Rover	280	43 6	20 2	3,494	”
Active	270	42	20	3,078	”
Volage	270	42	20	3,078	”
Cleopatra	225	44 6	20	2,383	Steel
					& iron
					sheathed
Constance	225	44 6	20	2,383	”
Champion	225	44 6	20	2,383	”
Carysfort	225	44 6	20	2,383	”
Canada.
Comus	225	44 6	20	2,383	”
Cordelia.
Conquest	225	44 6	20	2,383	”
Curaçao	225	44 6	20	2,383	”
Emerald	220	40	16 3	1,801	Composite
Garnet	220	40	16 3	1,864	”
Opal	220	40	16 3	1,864	”
Ruby	220	40	16 3	1,864	”
Tourmalin	220	40	16 3	1,864	”
Turquoise	220	40	16 3	1,864	”
Amethyst	220	36	16	1,830	Wood
Diamond	220	36	16	1,830	”
Sapphire	220	36	16	1,830	”
Encounter	220	36	16	1,830	”
Modeste	220	36	16	1,830	”
Sloops.
Cormorant	170	36	14 6	1,124	Composite
Doterel	170	36	14 6	1,124	”
Dragon	170	36	14 6	1,124	”
Gannet	170	36	14 6	1,124	”
Kingfisher	170	36	14 6	1,124	”
Miranda	170	36	14 6	1,124	”
Osprey	170	36	14 6	1,124	”
Pelican	170	36	14 6	1,124	”
Pegasus	170	36	14 6	1,124	”
Penguin	170	36	14 6	1,124	”
Phœnix	170	36	14 6	1,124	”
Wild Swan	170	36	14 6	1,124	”
Albatross	160	31 4	13	894	”
Daring	160	31 4	13	894	”
Egeria	160	31 4	13	894	”
Fantome	160	31 4	13	894	”
Flying Fish	160	31 4	13	894	”
Sappho	160	31 4	13	894	”
Dispatch Steamers.
Iris	300	46	19 9	3,735	Steel
Mercury	300	46	19 9	3,735	”
Torpedo-ship.
Vesuvius	90	22	8 6	260	Iron
Torpedo-ram.
Polyphemus					”
1st Class Gun-boats.
Myrmidon				870	Wood
Arab				700 to 774	Composite
Condor					”
Falcon					”
Flamingo					”
Griffon					”
Lily					”
Bittern				774	”
Bullfinch				774	”

F = Indicated Horse-power.
G = Maximum Speed.
H = Date of Launch.

Type and Name.	F	G	H	Battery.
		Knots.	Year.
Frigates.
Inconstant	7,361	16.5	1868	X 9-inch	Woolwich.
Inconstant	7,361	16.5	1868	VI 7-inch	”
Shah	7,477	16.4	1875	X 8-inch	”
				II 10-inch	”
				VI 64-pdrs.	”
Raleigh	6,158	15.2	1873	XIV 7-inch	”
				II 8-inch	”
				VI 64-pdrs.	”
Corvettes.
Boadicea	5,130	15.5	1875	XVI 7-inch	”
Bacchante	5,250	15.3	1876	XVI 7-inch	”
Euryalus	5,250	15.3	1875	XVI 7-inch	”
Rover	4,964	14.7	1875	II 7-inch	”
Rover	4,964	14.7	1875	XVI 64-pdrs.	”
Active	4,015	14.8	1869	VI 7-inch	”
Active	4,015	14.8	1869	IV 64-pdrs.	”
Volage	4,532	15.1	1869	XVIII 64-pdrs.	”
Cleopatra	2,300	13	Building	II 7-inch XII 64-pdrs.	” ”
Constance	2,300	13	”
Champion	2,300	13	”
Carysfort	2,300	13	”
Canada.
Comus	2,300	13	”
Cordelia.
Conquest	2,300	13	”
Curaçao	2,300	13	”
Emerald	2,100	13	1877	XII 64-pdrs.	”
Garnet	2,100	13	1877
Opal	2,100	13	1875
Ruby	1,830	13	1876
Tourmalin	1,900	13	1876
Turquoise	1,990	13	1876
Amethyst	2,127	13	1873 to 1874	XIV 64-pdrs.	”
Diamond	2,127	13
Sapphire	2,364	13
Encounter	2,177	13	1874
Modeste	2,177	13	1874
Sloops.
Cormorant	900	10.5	1877	II 7-inch	”
Doterel	900	10.5	1877	IV 64-pdrs.	”
Dragon	1,000	10.5	1877	II 7-inch, IV 64-pdrs.
Gannet	1,000	10.5	Building
Kingfisher	1,000	10.5	1877 and 1878
Miranda	1,000	10.5
Osprey	1,000	10.5
Pelican	1,000	10.5
Pegasus	1,000	10.5
Penguin	1,000	10.5
Phœnix	760	10.5
Wild Swan	800	10.5
Albatross	840 to 1,000	11	1875 and 1876
Daring		11		II 7-inch, II 64-pdrs.
Egeria		11		II 7-inch, II 64-pdrs.
Fantome	840 to 1,000	11	1875 and 1876	II 7-inch, II 64-pdrs.
Flying Fish		11
Sappho		11
Dispatch Steamers.
Iris	7,750	18.5	1877	X 64-pdrs.
Mercury	7,000	18	1878	X 64-pdrs.
Torpedo-ship.
Vesuvius	879	8.9	1874	None
Torpedo-ram.
Polyphemus	5,500	18	Building
1st Class Gun-boats.
Myrmidon	730	10	1867	I 7-inch pivot amidships.
				I 64-pdr. ””
				II 20-pdrs.
Arab	656	11	1873 to 1877	I 7-inch midship pivot, II 64-pdrs.
Condor	770	11
Falcon	720	11
Flamingo	750	11
Griffon	790	11
Lily	829	11
Bittern	851	10	1865
			to	I 7-inch pivot,
Bullfinch	985	10	1872	II 40-pdrs.

A = Displacement.
B = Construction Material.
C = Indicated Horse-power.
D = Maximum Speed.

Type and Name.	A	B	C	D	Battery.
1st Class Gun-boats. Low-pressure Engines. Twin Screws.
	Tons.			Knots.
Curlew	774	Composite	811	10	I 7-inch pivot. II 40-pdrs.
Lapwing			882
Magpie			857
Philomel			961
Plover			977
Ringdove			957
Seagull			702
Swallow			892
Vulture			847
Woodlark			881
1st Class Gun-boats. High-pressure Engines. Twin Screws.
Avon	584	Composite	528	10	III 64-pdrs. II 20-pdrs.
Beacon			506
Boxer			587
Cracker			528
Dwarf			495
Elk			472
Flirt			582
Fly			489
Growler			696
Hart			608
Hornet			506
Lynx			526
Midge			472
Pert			502
Rocket			632
Teazer			489
Thistle			641
Frolic	592	Composite	896	10	II 64-pdrs. II 20-pdrs.
Kestrel			835
Ready			891
Rifleman			715
Dart	570	Composite	336	10	II 64-pdrs. II 20-pdrs.
Newport			335
Torch			281
2d Class Gun-boats. Compound Engines. Single Screw.
Firebrand	45	Composite	360	9	II 64-pdrs. II 20-pdrs.
Firefly
Firm
Forester
Forward
Foxhound
Ariel	430 to 455	Composite	540	10.1 to 10.8	II 64-pdrs. II 20-pdrs.
Contest			515
Coquette			406
Cygnet			532
Decoy			459
Express			438
Foam			406
Goshawk			484
Mallard			398
Merlin			428
Moorhen			387
Mosquito			501
Sheldrake			867
Swinger			461
Zephyr			534
2d Class River Gun-boats.
Dee	868	Iron	810	9.5	III 64-pdrs.
Don
Esk
Medina
Medway
Sabrina
Slaney
Spey
Tay
Tees
Trent
Tweed
2d Class Gun-boats.
Britomart	330	Wood	160 to 277	8	II 64-pdrs.
Bruiser
Cherub
Cockatrice
Cromer
Heron
Netley
Orwell
Speedy
Tyrian
Dapper	284	Wood	140 to 272	8	II 64-pdrs.
Earnest
Fervent
Skylark
Thrasher
Whiting
Ant	254	Iron	168 to 268	9	I 10-inch.
Arrow
Badger
Blazer
Bloodhound
Bonita
Bulldog
Bustard
Cornet
Cuckoo
Fidget
Gadfly
Griper
Hyena
Kite
Mastiff
Pickle
Pike
Pincher	254	Iron	168 to 268	8	I 10-inch.
Scourge
Snake
Snap
Tickler
Weazel
Hunter	249	Wood	131	8	II 64-pdrs.
Plucky	196	Iron	224		I 9-inch.
Staunch	180	”	134		I 9-inch.

INCONSTANT.

Iron frigate sheathed with wood and coppered. Straight bow, round stern. Rail cut back on each side of the bow-sprit to permit bow-fire. Gun-deck battery composed of ten 9-inch rifles in broadside, the ports being very widely spaced. Long topgallant forecastle and flush aft. Spar-deck battery composed of six 7-inch rifles. One bow-gun under the forecastle working in four ports (one each side ahead and one each side abeam), the gun being transported from one to another by turn-tables. One stern-gun working on turn-tables in three ports (one astern and one on each quarter). The remaining four guns are arranged as pivots, so that all may be used on one side if desirable. They secure in pairs amidships. The ports for these guns are cut in pairs forward and abaft the gun-deck ports. The strength of fire of this ship is: ahead, one 7-inch; abeam, six 7-inch, five 9-inch; astern, one 7-inch. The stability of this ship being originally deficient, part of her double bottom was filled with 180 tons of cement, thus reducing her estimated speed nearly one knot. Her coal supply permits steaming 2160 miles at a speed of ten knots. Greatest speed attained at sea for twenty-four consecutive hours, 15½ knots.

SHAH. RALEIGH.

Iron frigates sheathed with wood and coppered. General type similar to the Inconstant. The gun-deck battery of the Shah is a broadside one of sixteen 7-inch rifles and two 64-pdrs., the latter being just forward of the cabin bulkhead (separated from the main battery). The spar-deck battery consists of one 10-inch rifle under the topgallant forecastle, working in the same manner as the Inconstant’s; one 10-inch rifle stern-gun working in two ports, the quarter-rail being recessed for the purpose, so as to get stern and beam fire; six 64-pdrs. in broadside (two forward and two abaft the gun-deck battery, and two abreast the after smoke-stack). The Raleigh’s battery is similar to the Shah’s in arrangement, but is smaller in number. (Fourteen guns on gun-deck; six on spar-deck.)