HMS Condor (Her Majesty's Condor Ship) is a British 3-gun composite gunboat of the same type [3] . Designed by Nathaniel Barnaby [2] . Launched in 1876.
| "Condor" | |
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| English Hms condor | |
 "Condor" under the fire of Egyptian batteries in a picture of Charles Dixon | |
| Service | |
 Great Britain | |
| Class and type of vessel | Gunboat Condor |
| Type of sailing weapon | Barque |
| Organization | Royal fleet |
| Manufacturer | Royal Shipyard in Devonport |
| Ordered to build | 1875 |
| Construction started | December 15, 1875 |
| Launched | December 28, 1876 |
| Commissioned | July 17, 1877 [1] |
| Withdrawn from the fleet | In August 1889, sold to George Cohen |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 774 English tons |
| Length | 48 m (157 ft ) |
| Width | 8.99 m (29 ft. 6 in. ) |
| Draft | 3.7 m (12 ft) [2] |
| Reservation | not |
| Engines | 2-cylinder steam engine , 3 steam boilers |
| Mover | propeller screw |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km / h ) under the steam engine |
| Crew | 100 people [2] |
| Armament | |
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During the Anglo-Egyptian war, participated in the bombing of Alexandria . The fire of the Egyptian batteries was so intense that the commander of the gunboat Condor, Lord Charles Beresford, decided on an extremely dangerous maneuver. On his boat, he came very close to the forts and for a rather long time diverted the fire of many guns. The skillful maneuvering of the Condor avoided significant damage. The very gunboat caused great damage to Fort Mex.
In August 1889, the boat was sold in private hands.
Construction
The gunboat was built according to the project developed by the Chief builder of the fleet, Nathaniel Barnaby. The ship's hull was assembled according to a composite scheme: a set - metal, lining - wooden. The ship was equipped with a two-cylinder compound-type steam engine that worked on one propeller . The keel was laid on December 15, 1875 at the Royal Shipyard in Devonport . On December 18, 1876, the gunboat was launched [2] .
Service
July 17, 1877 gunboat became part of the fleet. In 1879, the ship replenished the Mediterranean fleet , which included at least until 1886 [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 HMS Condor Naval Database. Date of treatment August 4, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Winfield, Rif; Lyon, David. The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. - London: Chatham Publishing, 2004 .-- ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6 .
- ↑ Condor Class Gunvessels 19th Century . Date of treatment August 4, 2013.