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UNITED KINGDOM
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COSSACK 6th rate screw corvettes (1854-1855)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cossack (ex-Витязь [Vityaz']) | W & H Pitcher, Northfleet | ~1852 | 15.5.1854 | 10.10.1854 | sold 5.1875 | ||
| Tartar (ex-Воин [Voin]) | W & H Pitcher, Northfleet | ~1852 | 17.5.1854 | 26.1.1855 | BU 2.1866 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1965 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 59.4 pp |
| Breadth, m | 11.7 |
| Draught, m | 5.38 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + boilers, 1 2-cyl HSE |
| Power, h. p. | Cossack: 870ihp Tartar: 731ihp |
| Max speed, kts | Cossack: 9.1 Tartar: 9.4 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 20 x 1 - 204/10 8'' 42cwt shell SBML |
| Complement |
Project history
Wooden-hulled 20-gun 1st class corvettes. Built for Russia but were seized for Royal Navy in the time of Crimean war.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
