HMS Bristol (1861)

History
United Kingdom
NameBristol
NamesakeBristol
Ordered9 April 1856
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Laid down16 September 1859
Launched12 February 1861
CompletedOctober 1865
FateSold for scrap, July 1883
General characteristics
Class & typeBristol-class frigate
Displacement4,020 long tons (4,080 t)
Tons burthen3,027 2694 bm
Length250 ft (76.2 m)
Beam52 ft (15.8 m)
Draught18 ft 10 in (5.7 m)
Installed power4 boilers; 2,088 ihp (1,557 kW)
Propulsion1 shaft, 1 Steam engine
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement550–600
Armament

HMS Bristol was the name ship of her class of wooden screw frigates built for the Royal Navy during the 1860s.