HMS Swallow (1885)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Swallow |
| Builder | Sheerness Dockyard |
| Cost | £44,797 (hull), £15,000 (machinery) |
| Laid down | 1 November 1885 |
| Launched | 27 October 1885 |
| Commissioned | 7 October 1886 |
| Fate | Sold 1904 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,140 long tons (1,160 t) |
| Length | 195 ft (59.4 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Draught | 12 ft 6 in (3.8 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | Schooner-rigged |
| Speed | 13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) |
| Endurance | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 138 |
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HMS Swallow was a Nymphe-class composite screw sloop and the twenty-seventh ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name. Developed and constructed for the Royal Navy on a design by William Henry White, Director of Naval Construction, she was launched at Sheerness Dockyard on 27 October 1885.