HMS Thetis (1871)

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Thetis
NamesakeThetis
BuilderDevonport Dockyard
Laid down29 August 1870
Launched26 October 1871
Completed1 February 1873
FateSold for scrap, November 1887
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeBriton-class wooden screw corvette
Displacement1,854 long tons (1,884 t)
Tons burthen1,322 bm
Length220 ft (67.1 m) (p/p)
Beam36 ft (11.0 m)
Draught16 ft 6 in (5.0 m)
Depth of hold21 ft 6 in (6.6 m)
Installed power2,275 ihp (1,696 kW)
Propulsion
Sail planShip rig
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement220
Armament14 × 6.3-inch 64-pounder rifled muzzle-loading guns

HMS Thetis was a Briton-class wooden screw corvette built for the Royal Navy in the late 1860s.