HMS Bacchante (1876)
HMS Bacchante was a Bacchante-class ironclad screw-propelled corvette of the Royal Navy. She is particularly famous for being the ship on which the Princes George and Albert served as midshipmen.
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Bacchante |
| Namesake | Bacchus |
| Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Launched | 19 October 1876 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap in 1897 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bacchante-class corvette |
| Displacement | 4,070 tons |
| Tons burthen | 2,679 tons |
| Length | 280 ft (85 m) |
| Beam | 45.5 ft (13.9 m) |
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Bacchante was built at Portsmouth Dockyard and launched on 19 October 1876, the second ship of the three ship Bacchante class. She was armed with fourteen 7-inch (177.8 mm) muzzle-loading rifle guns and two 64-pounder torpedo carriages, and rated at 4070 tons.
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