HMS Thetis (1871)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Thetis |
| Namesake | Thetis |
| Builder | Devonport Dockyard |
| Laid down | 29 August 1870 |
| Launched | 26 October 1871 |
| Completed | 1 February 1873 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, November 1887 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | Briton-class wooden screw corvette |
| Displacement | 1,854 long tons (1,884 t) |
| Tons burthen | 1,322 bm |
| Length | 220 ft (67.1 m) (p/p) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
| Draught | 16 ft 6 in (5.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft 6 in (6.6 m) |
| Installed power | 2,275 ihp (1,696 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | Ship rig |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement | 220 |
| Armament | 14 × 6.3-inch 64-pounder rifled muzzle-loading guns |
HMS Thetis was a Briton-class wooden screw corvette built for the Royal Navy in the late 1860s.