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Favorite 1869

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Favorite			Deptford DYd	23.8.1860	5.7.1864	17.3.1866	guardship 1872, sold 3.1886

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	3169
Displacement full, t	3232
Length, m	68.6 pp
Breadth, m	14.3
Draught, m	6.88 aft
No of shafts	1 Mangin (twin) screw
Machinery	sails + 4 boilers, 1 2-cyl HSE, direct acting
Power, h. p.	1773
Max speed, kts	11.8
Fuel, t	coal 350
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armour, mm	iron; belt: 114 on 660mm teak plating, battery: 114 on 483mm teak plating, bulkheads: 114
Armament	8 x 1 - 241/15 'Somerset' 100pdr SBML
Complement	250 - 270

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Project history

Laid down as a wooden screw corvette, Favorite's construction was well advanced when sge was approved for converson to an ironclad corvette. She was modified to have a straight stem, a rounded stern and a full length waterline belt. Hinged bulwarks fore and aft of battery gave ability to fire ahead and astern. Favorite was ship-rigged, with 1700m² sail area. She could make 10.5kts under sail and was a good seaboat but rolled heavily.

Ship protection

There was full length waterline belt extended from 0.9m under waterlaine to upper deck. The box battery with 114mm armour was 20m long.

Modernizations

1869: was rearmed with 8 x 1 - 178/16 MLR Mk III, 2 x 1 - 160/16 64pdr 64cwt MLR

Naval service

No significant events.