Camelion class sloop

Camelion class sloop

The "Camelion" class was a Royal Navy class of screw-driven sloops of wood construction, designed by Isaac Watts. Eight ships of the class were built from 1858 – 1866 with another eight cancelled. They were initially rated as Second Class sloops, but were later reclassified as corvettes. Their displacement was 1,365 tons with 200 hp. They were capable of approximately 9 knots and were armed with 17 guns.

Ships

The "Camelion" class

The first two vessels were ordered on 3 April 1854, although neither was laid down for several years. Another three were ordered on 1 April 1857 and a further three on 27 March 1858.

*, built by Deptford Royal Dockyard, laid down 8 November 1858, launched 23 February1860 and completed 30 July 1861. Sold for breaking up 1883.
*, built by Pembroke Royal Dockyard, laid down 16 June 1859, launched 19 July1860 and completed 25 September 1861. Sold in February 1867 as mercantile "Hawk", then resold to the Portuguese Navy and renamed "Infanta Dom Henrique".
*, built by Portsmouth Royal Dockyard, laid down 1 March 1858, launched 26 March1860 and completed 8 June 1861. Sold for breaking up April 1884.
*, built by Deptford Royal Dockyard, laid down 4 July 1859, launched 13 November1860 and completed 23 May 1861. Sold in the Far East for breaking up 20 August 1873.
*, built by Pembroke Royal Dockyard, laid down 20 July 1860, launched 21 August1861 and completed September 1862. Became training ship in 1886, renamed HMS|Defiance II|1904|6 in March 1904, sold for breaking up 26 June 1931.
*, built by Portsmouth Royal Dockyard, laid down 2 February 1860, launched 9 February1861 and completed December 1861. Sold for breaking up 23 January 1875.
*, built by Chatham Royal Dockyard, laid down 1 May 1860 (work was suspended in 1862 but subsequently restarted in May 1863), launched 29 March 1866, and commissioned October 1866. Sold for breaking up 28 August 1873.
*, built by Deptford Royal Dockyard, laid down 28 August 1860, launched 18 March1862 and completed July 1862. Wrecked off Japan 24 September 1868.

Cancelled ships

Four further ships of this class were ordered from the Royal Dockyards on 5 March 1860 and another four on 25 March 1861. The first four comprised "Harlequin" at Portsmouth (laid down 13 February 1861), "Tees" at Chatham (laid down February 1861), "Sappho" at Deptford (laid down 1 May 1861) and "Trent" at Pembroke (laid down 3 September 1861). The last four comprised "Circassian" at Deptford (laid down 5 May 1862), "Diligence" at Chatham (also laid down 1861), "Imogene" at Portsmouth and "Success" at Pembroke; the final two were never laid down.

* Five of these vessels were cancelled on 12 December 1863 - the "Tees", "Sappho", "Diligence", "Imogene" and "Success".
* A further vessel - the "Harlequin" - was cancelled 16 December 1864.
* HMS "Circassian" and HMS "Trent", both laid down as "Camelion" class sloops, were completed as the ironclad sloops HMS|Enterprise|1864|6 and HMS|Research|1863|6 respectively.

References

* [http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/naval_sloops_.htm Royal Navy Sloops]

* "The Sail and Steam Navy List" (David Lyon and Rif Winfield), Chatham Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1-86176-032-9.


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