HMS Ringdove (1856)

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

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Ringdove
Ordered26 July 1855[1]
BuilderJ & R White, Cowes[1]
Cost£31,748[1]
Launched22 February 1856[1]
Commissioned31 May 1856[1]
Decommissioned10 November 1864[2]
FateSold on 2 June 1865 and broken up by White at Cowes in November 1866[1]
General characteristics [4]
Class and typeVigilant-class second-class despatch/gunvessel
Displacement860 tons
Tons burthen669 79/94 bm
Length
  • 180 ft (54.9 m) (gundeck)
  • 160 ft 7.5 in (49.0 m) (keel)
Beam28 ft 4 in (8.6 m)
Draught8 ft (2.4 m) (designed)[3]
Depth of hold14 ft (4.27 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
  • 2-cylinder horizontal single-expansion steam engine
  • Single screw
Sail planBarque-rigged
Speed11 kn (20 km/h) under steam
Complement90[5]
Armament

HMS Ringdove was a Vigilant-class gunvessel of the Royal Navy. She was launched by J. Samuel White, Cowes in 1856 and broken up in Cowes in 1866.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Winfield & Lyon 2004, p. 220.
  2. ^ The Victorian Royal Navy.
  3. ^ Preston & Major 2007, p. 150.
  4. ^ Winfield & Lyon 2004, p. 219.
  5. ^ Wilson 1868, p. 98.