Osprey-class sloop

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Class overview
NameOsprey-class sloop
Operators Royal Navy
CostBetween £49,217 (Cormorant) and £56,221 (Pelican)
Built1874–1877
In commission1874–1949
Completed5
Scrapped5
General characteristics [1]
TypeScrew composite sloop
Displacement1,130 long tons (1,150 t)
Length170 ft (51.8 m) (p/p)
Beam36 ft (11.0 m)
Draught15 ft 9 in (4.8 m)
Depth19 ft 6 in (5.9 m)
Installed power666–1,056 ihp (497–787 kW)
Propulsion
Sail planBarque rig
Speed9–12 knots (17–22 km/h; 10–14 mph)
Range1,480 nmi (2,740 km; 1,700 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement140
Armament

The Osprey class was a Royal Navy class of screw-driven sloops built between 1874 and 1877. Nine additional ships were built to a revised design, the Doterel-class sloop. They were the first class of ship in the Royal Navy to use glass scuttles.

  1. ^ Winfield (2004) p.291