HMS Briton (1869)

HMS Briton was a Briton-class wooden screw corvette built for the Royal Navy in the late 1860s.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Briton
NamesakeCeltic Britons
BuilderSheerness Dockyard
Laid down1868
Launched6 November 1869
CompletedNovember 1871
FateSold, 1887
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeBriton-class wooden screw corvette
Displacement1,831 long tons (1,860 t)
Tons burthen1,322 bm
Length220 ft (67.1 m) (p/p)
Beam36 ft (11.0 m)
Draught16 ft 6 in (5.0 m)
Depth of hold21 ft 6 in (6.6 m)
Installed power2,149 ihp (1,603 kW)
Propulsion
  • 1 × shaft
  • 1 × 2-cylinder compound expansion steam engine
  • 6 × cylindrical boilers
Sail planShip rig
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement220
Armament
  • 2 × 7-inch rifled muzzle-loading guns
  • 8 × 6.3-inch 64-pounder rifled muzzle-loading guns
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