Condor-class gunvessel

Class overview
NameCondor-class gunvessels
Builders
Operators Royal Navy
Built1876–1877
In commission1877–1923
Completed4
General characteristics
Displacement774 tons
Length157 ft (48 m)
Beam29 ft 6 in (8.99 m)
Draught12 ft (3.7 m)[1]
Installed powerDesigned 750 ihp (560 kW)
Propulsion
  • Three Boilers
  • 2-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine
  • Single screw (Laird vessels had feathering blades)[1]
Sail planBarque-rigged
Speed11.5 kn (21.3 km/h) under power
Complement100[1]
Armament
  • One 7-in (4½-ton) muzzle-loading rifle
  • Two 64-pounder (64cwt) muzzle-loading rifles
  • Except Flamingo:
  • One 7-in (4½-ton) muzzle-loading rifle
  • One 64-pounder (64cwt) muzzle-loading rifles
  • Two 20-pounder Breech-Loaders
  • Flamingo and Griffon rearmed in 1884:
  • 7-in MLR replaced with two 5-in Vavasseur breech loaders

The Condor-class gunvessel was a class of four Royal Navy composite gunvessels of 3 guns, built between 1876 and 1877.[2] They were all hulked or sold before 1893, giving them an active life of less than 15 years.

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  2. ^ "Condor class gunvessels at battleships-cruisers website". Retrieved 9 February 2010.