HMS Bristol (1861)
HMS Bristol was the name ship of her class of wooden screw frigates built for the Royal Navy during the 1860s.
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Bristol |
| Namesake | Bristol |
| Ordered | 9 April 1856 |
| Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Laid down | 16 September 1859 |
| Launched | 12 February 1861 |
| Completed | October 1865 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, July 1883 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Bristol-class frigate |
| Displacement | 4,020 long tons (4,080 t) |
| Tons burthen | 3,027 26⁄94 bm |
| Length | 250 ft (76.2 m) |
| Beam | 52 ft (15.8 m) |
| Draught | 18 ft 10 in (5.7 m) |
| Installed power | 4 boilers; 2,088 ihp (1,557 kW) |
| Propulsion | 1 shaft, 1 Steam engine |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Complement | 550–600 |
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