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History | |
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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 |
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Length | 225 ft (69 m) |
Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
Draught |
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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 |
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Complement | 253 |
Armament | |
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.