HMS Constance (1880)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Constance.

HMS Constance
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Constance
Builder
Way numberNo. 4 Slip
Laid down14 September 1878
Launched9 June 1880
Completed3 October 1882
FateSold on 15 December 1899
General characteristics
Class and typeComus-class corvette
Displacement2,380 long tons (2,420 t)
Length225 ft (68.6 m)
Beam44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Draught
  • 16 ft 9 in (5.1 m) forward
  • 18 ft 10 in (5.7 m) aft
Installed power2,590 ihp (1,930 kW)
Propulsion1 shaft, 1 Horizontal compound steam engine
Sail planBarque-rigged
Speed13.72 knots (25.41 km/h; 15.79 mph)[2]
Complement250
Armament

HMS Constance was a Comus-class steel corvette of the Royal Navy. She was launched from Chatham Dockyard on 9 June 1880.[3][4]

  1. ^ Winfield (2004) p. 272
  2. ^ Chesneau and Kolesnik 1979, pp. 52–53.
  3. ^ Urania p206
  4. ^ T. Atkins (1881). Army & navy calendar. W.H. Allen. p. 126.