HMS Daring (1874)

HMS Daring was a 4-gun Fantome-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1874 and sold for breaking in 1889 after serving most of her career in the Pacific.

HMS Daring's sister ship, HMS Egeria
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Daring
BuilderBlackwall Yard, London
Laid down1872
Launched4 February 1874
CompletedSeptember 1874
Decommissioned1889
FateSold for scrap, August 1889
General characteristics
Class and typeFantome-class sloop
Displacement949 long tons (964 t)
Tons burthen727 bm
Length160 ft (48.8 m) (p/p)
Beam31 ft 4 in (9.6 m)
Draught14 ft (4.3 m)
Depth15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Installed power915 ihp (682 kW)
Propulsion
  • 1 shaft
  • 1 × 2-cylinder horizontal compound trunk steam engine
  • 3 × cylindrical boilers
Sail planBarque rig
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement125
Armament
  • 2 × 7-inch rifled muzzle-loading guns
  • 2 × 6.3-inch 64-pounder rifled muzzle-loading guns
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