HMS Eclipse (1860)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Eclipse.
HMS Eclipse was a four-gun Cormorant-class first-class gunvessel launched in 1860 from the shipyard of J. Scott Russell & Co., Millwall. She served on the Australia Station, took part in the Second Taranaki War, including contributing men to a naval brigade which attacked the Maori stronghold at Gate Pā. The entire class were never satisfactory as gunvessels, partly due to their excessive draught, and Eclipse was broken up at Sheerness in 1867, only seven years after her launch.
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HMS Cormorant, name ship of the class | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Eclipse |
Ordered | 14 June 1859 |
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Laid down | 8 August 1859 |
Launched | 18 September 1860 |
Decommissioned | 1867 |
Fate | Broken up at Sheerness in July 1867 |
General characteristics [1][2] | |
Class and type | Cormorant-class first-class gunvessel |
Displacement | 877 tons |
Tons burthen | 694 66/94 bm |
Length |
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Beam | 28 ft 4 in (8.6 m) |
Draught | 11–12 ft (3.4–3.7 m) |
Depth of hold | 14 ft 0 in (4.3 m) |
Installed power | |
Propulsion |
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Sail plan | Barque[3] |
Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h) (under steam) |
Complement | 90 |
Armament |
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