HMS Rover (1874)

HMS Rover
HMS Rover
Class overview
NameHMS Rover
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded byAmethyst class
Succeeded byEmerald class
Built1872–1874
In commission1874–89
Completed1
Scrapped1
History
United Kingdom
BuilderThames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company, Leamouth, London
Cost£169,739
Laid down1872
Launched12 August 1874
Completed21 September 1875
FateSold for scrap, 1893
General characteristics (as built)
TypeIron screw corvette
Displacement3,462 long tons (3,518 t)
Length208 ft (63.4 m) pp
Beam43 ft 6 in (13.3 m)
Draught
  • 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) (forward)
  • 22 ft 7 in (6.88 m) (aft)
Depth of hold23 ft (7.01 m)
Installed power4,964 ihp (3,702 kW)
Propulsion
Sail planShip rig
Speed
  • 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
  • Under sail 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Range1,840 nmi (3,410 km; 2,120 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement315
Armament

HMS Rover was an 18-gun iron screw corvette built for the Royal Navy in the 1870s, the sole ship of her class. The ship was initially assigned to the North America and West Indies Station until she returned home in 1879. She was transferred to the Training Squadron when it formed in 1885. Rover was not really suitable for such a role and she was placed in reserve four years later and then sold for scrap in 1893.