Philomel-class gunvessel
Jeanette (the former HMS Pandora) at Le Havre in 1878 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators | Royal Navy |
| Preceded by | Intrepid-class gunvessel |
| Succeeded by | Cormorant-class gunvessel |
| Built | 1859 - 1867 |
| In commission | 1860 - 1906 |
| Completed | 20 |
| Cancelled | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Wooden screw gunvessel |
| Displacement | 570 tons |
| Length | |
| Beam | 25 ft 4 in (7.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft (3.96 m) |
| Installed power | About 325 ihp (242 kW) |
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| Speed | About 9.5 knots (18 km/h) |
| Complement | 60 |
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The Philomel-class gunvessel was a class of wooden-hulled screw-driven second-class gunvessels built for the Royal Navy between 1859 and 1867, of which 26 were ordered but only 20 completed. They had a mixed history, with some serving for as little as 5 years, and others surviving into the 1880s. Two of the class were sold and used as Arctic exploration vessels, both eventually being lost in the ice.