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VICTORIA screw sloop (RAN) (1855)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria (Victoria, Australia) | Young, Magnay & Co, Limehouse | 1.1855 | 30.6.1855 | 22.11.1855 | Customs 1880 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 880 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 50.9 pp |
| Breadth, m | 8.36 |
| Draught, m | 3.66 hold depth |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + boilers, 1 2-cyl HSE |
| Power, h. p. | 150nhp |
| Max speed, kts | 9.5 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 1 x 1 - 163/18 32pdr 56cwt SBML, 6 x 1 - 160/11 32pdr 25cwt MLSB |
| Complement | 95 |
Project history
8-gun (as designed) wooden-hulled sloop for the naval service of Victoria, Australia. First Australian steam warship.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
