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ISTER 4th rate screw frigates (1866)
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Endymion 1865
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ister | Devonport DYd | 8.11.1860 | --- | --- | cancelled 12.1864 | ||
| Endymion | Deptford DYd | 26.10.1860 | 18.11.1865 | 9.1866 | hulk 1885 | ||
| Blonde | Woolwich DYd | 10.9.1860 | --- | --- | cancelled 12.1863 | ||
| Astrea | Devonport DYd | 21.10.1861 | --- | --- | cancelled 12.1863 | ||
| Dartmouth | Woolwich DYd | 6.11.1860 | --- | --- | cancelled 12.1864 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 3197 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 73.2 pp |
| Breadth, m | 14.6 |
| Draught, m | 5.26 hold depth |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + rectangular boilers, 1 2-cyl HSE |
| Power, h. p. | Endymion: 1620ihp |
| Max speed, kts | Endymion: 11.3 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 22 x 1 - 163/18 32pdr SBML, 8 x 1 - 160/16 64pdr SBML |
| Complement | 450 |
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Endymion 1865
Project history
Frigates, 36 guns. Isaac Watts design was approved in 1860. Wooden hull.
Modernizations
1866, Endymion: reduced to 21 guns.
Naval service
No significant events.
