HMS Reindeer was a Royal Navy wooden-hulled screw-driven sloop of the Camelion class, in service from 1866 to 1876. In 1868 she claimed Caroline Island for the British Crown.
.JPG) HMS Rinaldo, a sister-ship of Reindeer
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Reindeer |
| Builder | Royal Dockyard, Chatham |
| Laid down | May 1860 |
| Launched | 29 March 1866 |
| Commissioned | October 1866 |
| Fate | Sold out of service, 28 August 1873 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Camelion-class sloop |
| Displacement | 1,365 tons |
| Length | 185 ft (56 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draught | 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m) |
| Propulsion | Screw; 200 hp (150 kW) engine |
| Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
| Complement | 180 |
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References
edit- 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.
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