The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent
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The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent

Mast House buildings at the Historic Dockyard, Chatham.

Where Legends were Created

As Built Data

Length: 190ft oa (57.91m) 70ft pp (21.33m)
Beam: 36ft (10.97m)
Draught: 16ft maximum (4.87m)
Displacement: 1130 tons

Machinery: Single shaft two cylinder horizontal compound expansion steam engine
Three cylindrical boilers

Speed: 15 knots (under sail)
12½ knots (under steam)

Range (under steam): 2,014 nautical miles @ 11½ knots (7.3 days)
3,240 nautical miles @ 5 knots (27 days)

Complement: 13 Officers & Warrant Officers
27 Petty Officers
64 Seamen
11 Boys
24 Marines

Armament : 2 x 7" Muzzle Loading
Rifled guns (pivoting)
4 x 64 pdrs (2 pivoting 2 broadside)

Ships' Boats:
1 x 25 ft. steam cutter
1 x 30 ft. cutter
2 x 27ft. whalers
1 x 16 ft. jolly boat
1 x 12 ft. dinghy

The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TZ, England
Info Line: +44 (0)1634 823807   Trust Office: +44 (0)1634 823800   Fax: +44 (0)1634 823801

Fully Accredited Museum - Registered as a Charity No. 292101
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