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ARAB composite gunvessels (1875)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arab | Robert Napier & Sons, Govan | 1873 | 13.10.1874 | 7.1875 | sold 1889 | ||
| Lily | Robert Napier & Sons, Govan | 1873 | 27.10.1874 | 8.1875 | wrecked 16.9.1889 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 720 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t |
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| Length, m | 45.8 pp 50.9 oa |
| Breadth, m | 8.69 |
| Draught, m | 4.11 |
| No of shafts | 1 hoisting |
| Machinery | sails+ 1 2-cyl HC, 3 boilers |
| Power, h. p. | Arab: 656 Lily: 829 |
| Max speed, kts | Arab: 10.4 Lily: 10.7 |
| Fuel, t | coal 70 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 790(10) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 178/16 MLR Mk III, 2 x 1 - 160/16 64pdr MLR, 2 x MGs, 1 x light gun |
| Complement | 90 |
Project history
Composite gunvessels, 3 guns Begun as sloops, rerated in April 1876 as gunvessels. Nathaniel Barnaby design of 1873. Poops were later added.
Modernizations
1879, Arab: - 1 x 1 - 160/16; + 3 x 1 - 100/21 20pdr BL
Naval service
Lily wrecked off Cape d'Amour, Labrador 16.9.1889.
