HMS Liffey (1856)
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HMS Liffey was the name ship of five Liffey class of 51-gun wooden screw frigates of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 6 May 1856, at Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth.[2]
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Name | HMS Liffey |
Cost | £135,774 |
Launched | 6 May 1856, Devonport |
Commissioned | 1 November 1858 |
Decommissioned | 17 March 1903 (paid off as store ship) |
Fate | Sold April 1903 at Coquimbo, broken up 1937 |
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Class and type | Liffey class frigate |
Displacement | 3,915 tons |
Tons burthen | 2,667 bm |
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Beam | 50 ft 1.5 in (15.278 m) |
Draught | 13 ft 7 in (4.14 m) |
Depth of hold | 18 ft 4.5 in (5.601 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Speed | 11.1 kn (20.6 km/h) under steam |
Complement | 560 |
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