HMS Albatross's sister ship, HMS Egeria
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Albatross
NamesakeAlbatross
BuilderChatham Royal Dockyard
Laid down1872
Launched27 April 1873
CompletedFebruary 1874
FateScrapped, February 1889
General characteristics
Class and typeFantome-class sloop
Displacement949 long tons (964 t)
Tons burthen727 bm
Length160 ft (48.8 m) (p/p)
Beam31 ft 4 in (9.6 m)
Draught14 ft (4.3 m)
Depth15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Installed power838 ihp (625 kW)
Propulsion
Sail planBarque rig
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement125
Armament

HMS Albatross was a 4-gun Fantome-class sloop built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1870s.

History

In May 1886, she was driven ashore at Hong Kong whilst going to the assistance of the British ship Dafila, which had also driven ashore.[1] Both vessels were refloated, and HMS Albatross towed Dafila in to Hoikow, China.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31762. London. 18 May 1886. col F, p. 10.
  2. ↑ "Latest Shipping Intelligence". The Times. No. 31763. London. 19 May 1886. col E, p. 12.

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