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A "novel gunboat" built by Messrs. C. Mitchel & Co., of Lowe Walker on the Tyne from a design by G. W. Rendel of the Elswich Ordnance Works was ready for sea by late March, 1868.  79 feet long by 25 feet in the beam, she was a wide vessel, drawing 6 feet and displacing 150 tons to carry a single 12.5 ton Armstrong muzzle-loading gun.  The gun fired forward over the bow, which was cut down in a manner similar to a monitor.  The gun could be lowered into the hull in 8-10 minutes.  She had twin screws driven by a total of 25 H.P., yielding 7.5 knots.  During trials, she turned inside of 75 yards in 2.25 minutes time.{{NMI|Saturday, Mar 28, 1868; pg. 12; Issue 26084}}
 
A "novel gunboat" built by Messrs. C. Mitchel & Co., of Lowe Walker on the Tyne from a design by G. W. Rendel of the Elswich Ordnance Works was ready for sea by late March, 1868.  79 feet long by 25 feet in the beam, she was a wide vessel, drawing 6 feet and displacing 150 tons to carry a single 12.5 ton Armstrong muzzle-loading gun.  The gun fired forward over the bow, which was cut down in a manner similar to a monitor.  The gun could be lowered into the hull in 8-10 minutes.  She had twin screws driven by a total of 25 H.P., yielding 7.5 knots.  During trials, she turned inside of 75 yards in 2.25 minutes time.{{NMI|Saturday, Mar 28, 1868; pg. 12; Issue 26084}}
  
''The Times'' published a further report on her nature in late May, 1868.{{NMI|Friday, May 29, 1868; pg. 12; Issue 26137}}
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''The Times'' published a further reports on her nature in May{{NMI|Friday, May 29, 1868; pg. 12; Issue 26137}} and June{{NMI|Thursday, Jun 11, 1868; pg. 9; Issue 26148}} 1868.
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==

Revision as of 10:04, 17 November 2018

H.M.S. Staunch (1867)
Launched: Dec, 1867[1]
Sold: 1904[2]

H.M.S. Staunch was a prototype flatiron gunboat built for the Royal Navy.

Design and Construction

A "novel gunboat" built by Messrs. C. Mitchel & Co., of Lowe Walker on the Tyne from a design by G. W. Rendel of the Elswich Ordnance Works was ready for sea by late March, 1868. 79 feet long by 25 feet in the beam, she was a wide vessel, drawing 6 feet and displacing 150 tons to carry a single 12.5 ton Armstrong muzzle-loading gun. The gun fired forward over the bow, which was cut down in a manner similar to a monitor. The gun could be lowered into the hull in 8-10 minutes. She had twin screws driven by a total of 25 H.P., yielding 7.5 knots. During trials, she turned inside of 75 yards in 2.25 minutes time.[3]

The Times published a further reports on her nature in May[4] and June[5] 1868.

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 111.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 111.
  3. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Mar 28, 1868; pg. 12; Issue 26084.
  4. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 29, 1868; pg. 12; Issue 26137.
  5. "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jun 11, 1868; pg. 9; Issue 26148.

Bibliography


Flatiron Gunboat H.M.S. Staunch
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