HMS Fantome (1873)

Summary

HMS Fantome was the lead ship of the Fantome-class sloops built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1870s.

Fantome
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Fantome
BuilderChatham Royal Dockyard
Laid down1872
Launched26 March 1873
CompletedDecember 1873
Decommissioned1886
FateSold for scrap, February 1889
General characteristics
Class and typeFantome-class sloop
Displacement949 long tons (964 t)
Tons burthen727 bm
Length160 ft (48.8 m) (p/p)
Beam31 ft 4 in (9.6 m)
Draught14 ft (4.3 m)
Depth15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Installed power975 ihp (727 kW)
Propulsion
Sail planBarque rig
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Range1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement125
Armament
HMS Opal and HMS Fantome

Bibliography edit

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