Arab-class gunvessel

	An Arab-class gunvessel
Class overview
Name	Arab class
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Frolic class
Succeeded by	Condor class
Built	1873–1875
Completed	2
Lost	1
Scrapped	1
General characteristics (as built)
Type	Composite screw gunvessel
Displacement	720 long tons (730 t)
Length	167 ft 0 in (50.9 m) (oa); 150 ft 2 in (45.8 m) (p/p);
Beam	28 ft 6 in (8.7 m)
Draught	13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 6 in (5.3 m)
Installed power	656–829 ihp (489–618 kW); 3 × boilers;
Propulsion	1 × 2-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine; 1 hoisting screw;
Sail plan	Barque rig
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range	790 nmi (1,460 km; 910 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	90
Armament	1 × 7-inch rifled muzzle-loading gun; 2 × 6.3-inch 64-pounder rifled muzzle-loading guns; 2 × machine guns; 1 × light gun;

The Arab-class gunvessels were a pair of composite gunboats built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1870s.

Class overview
An Arab-class gunvessel
Name	Arab class
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Frolic class
Succeeded by	Condor class
Built	1873–1875
Completed	2
Lost	1
Scrapped	1
General characteristics (as built)^[1]
Type	Composite screw gunvessel
Displacement	720 long tons (730 t)
Length	167 ft 0 in (50.9 m) (oa) 150 ft 2 in (45.8 m) (p/p)
Beam	28 ft 6 in (8.7 m)
Draught	13 ft 6 in (4.1 m)
Depth of hold	17 ft 6 in (5.3 m)
Installed power	656–829 ihp (489–618 kW) 3 × boilers
Propulsion	1 × 2-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine 1 hoisting screw
Sail plan	Barque rig
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range	790 nmi (1,460 km; 910 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	90
Armament	1 × 7-inch rifled muzzle-loading gun 2 × 6.3-inch 64-pounder rifled muzzle-loading guns 2 × machine guns 1 × light gun