HMS Nimble (1860)
Nimble's sister ship Jeanette (ex-HMS Pandora) at Le Havre in 1878 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Nimble |
| Ordered | 27 March 1858 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard, Wales |
| Laid down | 30 October 1859 |
| Launched | 15 September 1860 |
| Commissioned | 8 April 1861 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 570 tons |
| Length | |
| Beam | 25 ft 4 in (7.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft (3.96 m) |
| Installed power | 334 ihp (249 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 9.9 knots (18 km/h) |
| Complement | 60 |
| Armament |
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HMS Nimble was a wooden Philomel-class gunvessel of the Royal Navy. She was equipped with 5 guns. She became a drill ship for the Royal Naval Reserve at Hull in 1885 and was disposed of in 1906.