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by aukepalmhof » Tue Jan 19, 2010 8:30 pm
Built as a corvette by the Portsmouth Dockyard for the Royal Navy.
07 July 1879 keel laid down.
26 August 1881 launched under the name HMS CANADA one of the Comus class of which 8 were built.
Displacement 2.380 tons, dim. 225.0(bpp) x 44.6 x19.3ft.
Powered by a 4-cyl steam engine, manufactured by J & G Rennie, 2.420 ihp, one screw, speed 13 knots.
Bunker capacity 470 tons coal, range 3.280 mile against a speed of 10 miles
Armament: 10 – 6 inch Breach Loading, 2 light guns and 6 – 10 MGs, two torpedoes, launched from carriages.
Bark rigged.
Steel hull but clad with two layers of teak, copper sheated bottom.
Crew 265.
01 May 1883. Building cost £104.500.
This class of vessel was an improvement below decks in accommodation for the crew, they had a sickbay, bathroom for the ratings, ship library and ventilation was greatly improved below decks.
Nathaniel Barnaby designed the class.
She was mostly stationed at the North America or West India station.
1883/84 Prince George, the later King George V served on the vessel as sub-lieutenant
May 1887 re classed as a third class cruiser.
10 May 1897 sold for scrap to G. Cohen, Blackwall.
Source: Log Book. The Sail & steam Navy List by Lyon and Winfield.