H.M.S. Staunch (1867)
H.M.S. Staunch was a prototype flatiron gunboat built for the Royal Navy.
Design and Construction
A "novel gunboat" built by Messrs. C. Mitchell & 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.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 111.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 111.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Mar 28, 1868; pg. 12; Issue 26084.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 29, 1868; pg. 12; Issue 26137.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jun 11, 1868; pg. 9; Issue 26148.
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