Rosario-class sloop

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Class overview
NameRosario-class sloop
Builders
  • Pembroke Dockyard
  • Devonport Dockyard
  • Deptford Dockyard
Operators
  •  Royal Navy
  • Chinese Imperial Customs
  • Egyptian Government
Built1860 - 1862
In commission1862 - 1881
Completed7
Cancelled6
Lost0
General characteristics
Displacement913 tons
Length160 ft 10 in (49.02 m)
Beam30 ft 6 in (9.30 m)
Draught15 ft 10 in (4.83 m)
Installed power436 - 627 indicated horsepower
Propulsion
  • Single screw
  • 2-cylinder horizontal single-expansion steam engine
Sail plan
SpeedAbout 9 kn (17 km/h) under power
Complement140
Armament

The Rosario class was a class of seven screw-sloops of wooden construction built for the Royal Navy between 1860 and 1862. A further six vessels were ordered and laid down, but were cancelled in 1863 before launch. This was the last class of purely wooden sloops built for the Royal Navy.

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