Class overview | |
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Name | Euphrates-class troopship |
Operators | Royal Navy |
Built | 1865 – 1867 |
In service | 1866 – 1922 |
Completed | 5 |
Retired | 5 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Troopship |
Displacement | 6,211 long tons (6,310.7 t) |
Tons burthen |
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Length | 360 ft (109.7 m) (overall) |
Beam | 49 ft 1.5 in (15.0 m) |
Depth of hold | 22 ft 4 in (6.81 m) |
Installed power | |
Propulsion |
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Sail plan | Barque |
Speed | 11 kn (20 km/h) to 15 kn (28 km/h) |
Armament | Three 4-pounder guns |
The Euphrates class was a five-ship class of iron screw troopships built for the Royal Navy during the 1860s. They were used for carrying troops to India, with two of them being later hulked and surviving into the early 20th Century.