HMS Serapis (1866)

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

HMS Serapis
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Serapis
Ordered1865
BuilderThames Shipbuilding Co., Leamouth, London[1]
Yard number12F
Launched26 September 1866
Commissioned2 October 1876 at Portsmouth
FateSold 23 November 1894
General characteristics
Class and typeEuphrates-class troopship
TypeTroopship
Displacement6,211 tons[1]
Tons burthen4,206 tons BM
Length360 ft (109.7 m) (overall)
Beam49 ft 1.5 in (15.0 m)
Depth of hold22 ft 4 in (6.81 m)
Installed power
  • As built: 3,945 ihp (2,942 kW)
  • From 1869: 4,028 ihp (3,004 kW)[1]
Propulsion
  • As built:
  • 4-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine
  • Single screw
  • From 1869:
  • 2-cylinder single-expansion steam engine
  • Single screw
Sail planBarque
Speed14 kn (26 km/h)
ArmamentThree 4-pounder guns

HMS Serapis was a Euphrates-class troopship commissioned for the transport of troops to and from India. She was launched in the Thames on 26 September 1866 from the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company at Leamouth, London and was the third Royal Navy ship to bear the name. She was sold in 1894.

  1. ^ a b c Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.