Briton-class corvette

Class overview
NameBriton class
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded byJuno class
Succeeded byVolage class
Built1868–1872
In service1871–1887
Completed3
Scrapped3
General characteristics (as built)
TypeWooden screw corvette
Displacement1,730–1,860 long tons (1,760–1,890 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 power2,149–2,275 ihp (1,603–1,696 kW)
Propulsion
Sail planShip rig
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Range2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement220
Armament

The Briton class was a group of three wooden screw corvettes built for the Royal Navy in the late 1860s. All three ships of the class only served overseas during their brief service lives. Between them, they were assigned to the China, East Indies, African, North American, and the Pacific Stations. All three were regarded as obsolete 15 years after they were completed, and they were sold in 1886–87.