HMS Arab (1874)

HMS Arab was an Arab-class composite gunvessel built for the Royal Navy in 1874. She served in the East Indies and was sold in 1889.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Arab.

An Arab-class gunvessel
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Arab
Ordered1873
BuilderRobert Napier and Sons, Govan, Glasgow
Cost£35,023
Yard number333
Laid down1873
Launched13 October 1874
CommissionedJuly 1875
Decommissioned1885
FateSold for scrap, 1889
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeArab-class composite gunvessel
Displacement720 long tons (730 t)
Length
  • 167 ft 0 in (50.9 m) (oa)
  • 150 ft 2 in (45.8 m) (p/p)
Beam28 ft 6 in (8.7 m)
Draught13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
Depth of hold17 ft 6 in (5.3 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
  • 1 × 2-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine
  • 1 hoisting screw
Sail planBarque rig
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range790 nmi (1,460 km; 910 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement90
Armament
  • 1 × 7-inch rifled muzzle-loading gun
  • 2 × 6.3-inch 64-pounder rifled muzzle-loading guns
  • 2 × machine guns
  • 1 × light gun
  • From 1879:
  • 1 × 7-inch rifled muzzle-loading gun
  • 1 × 6.3-inch 64-pounder rifled muzzle-loading guns forward
  • 3 × 20-pounder breech-loading guns aft
  • 2 × machine guns
  • 1 × light gun
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