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HMS Osprey (1876) 
Summary
HMS Osprey was an Osprey-class sloop built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1870s.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Osprey |
| Namesake | Osprey |
| Builder | Sheerness Royal Dockyard |
| Cost | Hull £39,664, machinery £11,674 |
| Laid down | 1875 |
| Launched | 5 August 1876 |
| Completed | 19 April 1877 |
| Decommissioned | 1889 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 29 April 1890 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Osprey-class screw composite sloop |
| Displacement | 1,130 long tons (1,150 t) |
| Length | 170 ft (51.8 m) (p/p) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
| Draught | 15 ft 9 in (4.8 m) |
| Depth | 19 ft 6 in (5.9 m) |
| Installed power | 946 ihp (705 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | Barque rig |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Range | 1,480 nmi (2,740 km; 1,700 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 140 |
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Bibliography edit
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- Roberts, John (1979). "Great Britain and Empire Forces". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
- Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.