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LINNET composite gun vessels (2, 1880)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swift | Thames Iron Wks, Blackwall | 1878 | 29.11.1879 | 1880 | sold 2.1902 | ||
| Linnet | Thames Iron Wks, Blackwall | 1878 | 30.1.1880 | 1880 | sold 4.1904 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 788 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 50.3 pp |
| Breadth, m | 8.84 |
| Draught, m | 3.12 - 3.30 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + 1 2-cyl HC, cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | Swift: 1010 Linnet: 1050 |
| Max speed, kts | 11.8 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 178/14 41/2-ton MLR, 3 x 1 - 100/21 20pdr 16cwt BL |
| Complement | 92 |
Standard scale images
Linnet 1880
Project history
Composite gunvessels, Barnaby design. Barque-rigged.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
