For other ships of the same name, see HMS Myrmidon.
| HMS Myrmidon (1867) | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | HMS Myrmidon |
| Ordered: | 5 March 1860 |
| Builder: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down: | 24 July 1860 |
| Launched: | 5 June 1867 |
| Commissioned: | October 1867 |
| Fate: | Sold at Hong Kong in 1889 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Cormorant-class first-class gunvessel |
| Displacement: | 877 tons |
| Tons burthen: | 694 66/94 bm[1] |
| Length: |
185 ft (56 m) (overall) 165 ft 7.25 in (50.5 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m) |
| Draught: | 11 ft (3.4 m) - 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Installed power: |
200 nominal horsepower 782 ihp (583 kW) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Sail plan: | Barque[2] |
| Speed: | 10.8 knots (20.0 km/h) (under steam) |
| Complement: | 90 |
| Armament: |
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HMS Myrmidon was an Cormorant-class gunvessel of the Royal Navy, built at the Chatham Dockyard and launched on 5 June 1867.[3]
Completed as a survey vessel, she commenced service on the North America and West Indies Station.[3] She commenced service on the Australia Station on 14 March 1885 and undertook hydrographic surveys along the Australian coastline until she left the Australia Station in 1888.[3] She sailed to Hong Kong and was sold in April 1889 for £3000.[3] Her fate is unknown.
Citations[]
References[]
- Bastock, John (1988), Ships on the Australia Station, Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. ISBN 0-86777-348-0
- Winfield, Rif; Lyon, David (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.
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