HMS Cordelia (1856)

HMS Cordelia was an 11-gun Racer-class sloop of the Royal Navy launched in 1856 and sold in 1870.

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

HMS Icarus, sister-ship to Cordelia
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Cordelia
Ordered3 April 1854
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downOctober 1855
Launched3 July 1856
Completedat Plymouth
Commissioned11 April 1857
Decommissioned1870
FateSold on 12 May 1870 for breaking
General characteristics
Class and typeRacer-class sloop
Displacement861 tons
Tons burthen577+30⁄94 bm
Length
  • 151 ft (46.0 m) (gundeck)
  • 131 ft 3.75 in (40.0 m) (keel)
Beam29 ft 1 in (8.9 m)
Depth of hold15 ft 10 in (4.8 m)
Installed power461 ihp (344 kW)
Propulsion
  • 2-cylinder horizontal single-expansion steam engine
  • Single screw
Sail planBarque rig
Speed9.9 knots (18.3 km/h; 11.4 mph)
Complement120
Armament
  • 1 × 32 pdr gun (58 cwt) on pivot
  • 10 × 32 pdr (25 cwt) carronades
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