| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Briton class |
| Operators |  Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Juno class |
| Succeeded by | Volage class |
| Built | 1868–1872 |
| In service | 1871–1887 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Scrapped | 3 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type | Wooden screw corvette |
| Displacement | 1,730–1,860 long tons (1,760–1,890 t) |
| Tons burthen | 1,322 bm |
| Length | 220 ft (67.1 m) (p/p) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
| Draught | 16 ft 6 in (5.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft 6 in (6.6 m) |
| Installed power | 2,149–2,275 ihp (1,603–1,696 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | Ship rig |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Range | 2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 220 |
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The Briton class was a group of three wooden screw corvettes built for the Royal Navy in the late 1860s. All three ships of the class only served overseas during their brief service lives. Between them, they were assigned to the China, East Indies, African, North American, and the Pacific Stations. All three were regarded as obsolete 15 years after they were completed, and they were sold in 1886–87.