HMS Coromandel (1855)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Coromandel.
 HMS Coromandel in 1860 | |
| History | |
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | HMS Coromandel |
| Namesake: | Coromandel Coast |
| Acquired: | 8 January 1855 |
| Fate: | Sold 17 August 1866 in Hong Kong. Renamed Naruto, the ship was broken up in 1876 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 303 builder's measure tons |
| Length: | 172 ft (52 m) |
| Beam: | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
HMS Coromandel was a wooden paddle dispatch vessel of the Royal Navy. The ship was called Tartar before its purchase by the Navy in 1855, and was sold out of service in 1866. She served with some distinction throughout the China Wars of 1856-8 and 1860, being present in the capture of Canton, the action at Fatshan and the attacks on the Taku Forts in 1858 and 1860.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
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