HMS Briton

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Briton, 1869
Type: Corvette ; Armament 10
Completed : 6 Nov 1869 ; Disposal date or year : 1887
BM: 1331 tons ; Displacement: 1870 tons
Propulsion: Screw Complement: 200
Machinery notes: 2149 h.p.i. 350 h.p. ; Speed ; 13.1 knots ;
Notes:

1870 Sheerness (Ship's Co. borne on the books of Pembroke).

2 Jun 1871 sent to sea to carry out a series of trials to measure coal consumption.

2 Jan 1873, detained the slave dhow, Mpagi Mungo.

1879 Devonport.

Apr 1886 Zanzibar.


Briton, 1921
Type: tug ;
Capacity : - ;
Notes:

NL Jan 1921.