HMS Flying Fish (1873)

HMS Flying Fish was a Fantome-class sloop of the Royal Navy, built at Chatham Dockyard and launched on 27 November 1873. Originally intended to be named Daring, she was renamed Flying Fish before launch on 14 January 1873.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Flying Fish.

HMS Flying Fish
History
United Kingdom
NameFlying Fish
NamesakeFlying Fish
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Laid down1872
Launched27 November 1873
CompletedJune 1874
Decommissioned1886
RenamedFrom Daring, 14 January 1873
ReclassifiedAs survey ship, 1878
FateSold for scrap, December 1888
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 power
  • 3 × cylindrical boilers
  • 836 ihp (623 kW)
Propulsion1 shaft; 1 × 2-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine
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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