 Garnet in 1878
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Garnet |
| Namesake | Garnet |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down | 16 March 1875 |
| Launched | 30 June 1877 |
| Completed | 31 October 1878 |
| Fate | Sold to be broken up, December 1904 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Emerald-class corvette |
| Displacement | 2,120 tons |
| Length | 220 ft (67 m) pp |
| Beam | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Draught | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Installed power | 2,000 ihp (1,500 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship (barque from the 1880s) |
| Complement | 232 |
| Armament | 12 × 64-pounder 71-cwt RML guns |
HMS Garnet was an Emerald-class composite screw corvette that served in the Victorian Royal Navy. The Emerald class was a development of the wooden Amethyst class but combined an iron frame and teak cladding. Launched in 1877, Garnet was commissioned for service off the coast of America. Between 1878 and 1880, the corvette was commanded by the future Admiral of the Fleet, James Erskine. In 1887, the vessel was deployed on anti-slavery patrols on the Mediterranean Sea and subsequently served in an anti-slavery blockade under the Bacchante class Boadicea. In 1891, the ship operated off the coast of Chile during their Civil War and undertook an unsuccessful search for the crew of the merchant ship Marlborough. The vessel was paid off in 1895 and, in 1899, converted to a coal hulk. In 1904, Garnet was retired and sold to be broken up.