HMS Pallas (1865)

History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Pallas
Builder	Woolwich Dockyard
Laid down	19 October 1863
Launched	14 March 1865
Completed	6 March 1866
Fate	Sold on 20 April 1886
General characteristics
Displacement	3,661 tons light,; 3,794 tons deep load;
Length	225 ft (69 m)
Beam	50 ft (15 m)
Draught	19 ft (5.8 m) light,; 24 ft 3 in (7.39 m) deep load;
Propulsion	Humphreys & Tennant compound horizontal I.H.P. = 3,580
Sail plan	Ship-rigged, sail area 16,716 sq ft (1,553.0 m2)
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h) under power,; 9.5 knots (18 km/h) under sail;
Complement	253
Armament	2 × 7-inch (180 mm) 110-pounder Armstrong breech-loaders; 4 × 7-inch (180 mm) muzzle-loading rifles;
Armour	Belt, battery & bulkheads 4.5 inches (110 mm)

HMS Pallas was a purpose-built wooden-hulled ironclad of the Royal Navy, designed as a private venture by Sir Edward Reed, and accepted by the Board of Admiralty because, as an economy measure, they wished to use up the stocks of seasoned timber held in the Woolwich Dockyard. The fact that Woolwich was not equipped to build iron ships was also relevant.

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