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Satellite-class Sloop
The ''Satellite'' class was a class of 12-gun composite sloops built for the Royal Navy between 1883 and 1888, and reclassified as corvettes in 1884. Construction Design Designed by Nathaniel Barnaby, the Royal Navy Director of Naval Construction, the hull was of composite construction; that is, iron keel, frames, stem and stern posts with wooden planking. This class of composite sloops was unique in having an internal steel deck over the machinery and magazines for protection. The ''Satellite'' class were reclassified as corvettes in 1884, and no more composite or wooden corvettes were built - in fact, ''Pylades'' was the last corvette built for the Royal Navy until the Second World War. Propulsion Propulsion was provided by a horizontal compound expansion of driving a single screw. Sail plan All the ships of the class were built with a barque rig. Armament The class was designed with two 6-inch/100-pounder (81cwt) breech loaders and ten 5-inch/50-pounder (38cwt) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Satellite (1881)
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Satellite'': * was a 16-gun brig-sloop launched in 1806. She foundered in 1810. * was an 18-gun launched in 1812 and sold in 1824. * was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1826 and broken up in 1849. * was a paddle gunboat launched in 1840 and listed until 1860. * was a wooden screw corvette A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the slo ... launched in 1855 and broken up in 1879. * was a composite screw corvette launched in 1881. She was used as a drill ship for the Royal Naval Reserve from 1904 and was sold in 1947. * HMS ''Satellite'' was an launched in 1942 as . She was renamed HMS ''Satellite'' on becoming a drill ship in 1947. The name reverted to ''Melita'' in 1951, and she was sold for scrapping in 1959. * HMS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |