HMS Pelican (1877)
 Pelican's sister-ship, Cormorant c.1878
 HMS Pelican | |
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | HMS Pelican |
| Namesake: | Pelican |
| Builder: | Devonport Royal Dockyard |
| Cost: | Hull £41,282, machinery £14,939 |
| Laid down: | 8 March 1875 |
| Launched: | 26 April 1877 |
| Completed: | 29 November 1877 |
| Decommissioned: | 1899 |
| Fate: | Sold to the Hudson's Bay Company, 22 January 1901; scuttled, 1953 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Osprey-class screw composite sloop |
| Displacement: | 1,130 long tons (1,150 t) |
| Length: | 170 ft (51.8 m) (p/p) |
| Beam: | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
| Draught: | 15 ft 9 in (4.8 m) |
| Depth: | 19 ft 6 in (5.9 m) |
| Installed power: | 1,056 ihp (787 kW) |
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| Sail plan: | Barque rig |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Range: | 1,480 nmi (2,740 km; 1,700 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement: | 140 |
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HMS Pelican was an Osprey-class sloop built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1870s. She was launched in 1877 and was sold to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1901. She was scuttled in 1953.
Design and construction
Pelican was an Osprey-class sloop-of-war, with a composite hull design.[1] The ship had a displacement of 1,130 tons, was 170 feet (52 m) long, had a beam of 36 feet (11 m), and a draught of 15 feet 9 inches (4.80 m).[2][1] A Humphrys, Tennant and Co. two-cylinder two-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine fed by three cylindrical boilers provided 1,056 indicated horsepower to the single 13 ft (4.0 m) propeller screw.[1] This gave Pelican a top speed of 12.2 knots (22.6 km/h; 14.0 mph). She had a maximum range of 1,480 nautical miles (2,740 km; 1,700 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph).[1] In addition to the steam-driven propeller, the vessel was also barque rigged.[1] The standard ship's company was between 140 and 150.[1]
Armament consisted of two 7-inch (90cwt) muzzle-loading rifled guns, four 64-pound guns, four machine guns, and one light gun.[1] Pelican and her sister-ship Wild Swan were re-armed later with two 6-inch (81cwt) BL guns and six 5-inch (35cwt) BL guns.[1]
Pelican was built by Devonport Royal Dockyard. The vessel was laid down on 8 March 1875.[1] She was launched on 26 April 1877, and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 29 November 1877.[1] Construction costs included £41,282 for the hull, and £14,939 for machinery and equipment.[1]
Fate
Pelican was sold as a supply ship on 22 January 1901[1] to the Hudson's Bay Company. She was scuttled in 1953.
References
Bibliography
- Ballard, G. A. (1939). "British Sloops of 1875: The Larger Ram-Bowed Type". Mariner's Mirror (Cambridge, UK: Society for Nautical Research) 25 (January): 35–49.
- Chesneau, Roger; Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-8317-0302-4.
- Winfield, Rif & Lyon, David (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.
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