HMS Cordelia (1881)
HMS Cordelia c. 1881-1890. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Cordelia |
| Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Laid down | 17 July 1879 |
| Launched | 25 October 1881 |
| Fate | Sold 1904 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Comus-class corvette |
| Displacement | 2,380 tons |
| Length | 225 ft (69 m) |
| Beam | 44 ft (13 m) |
| Draught | 19 ft (6 m) |
| Propulsion | Single screw driven by compound engines of 2,590 ihp ( MW) |
| Sail plan | Barque or ship rig |
| Speed | 13.75 kt (25.5 km/h) powered; 14.75 kt (27.3 km/h) |
| Armament |
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| Armour | Deck: 1.5 in (38 mm) over engines |
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HMS Cordelia was a Comus-class corvette of the Royal Navy, built at the Portsmouth Dockyard and launched on 25 October 1881.
She commenced service on the China Station before being transferred to the Australia Station arriving in April 1890. On 29 June 1891, during gun practice while on a cruise from Fiji to Nouméa, a gun burst killing five, mortally wounded another and injuring thirteen crew. She left the Australia Station in late 1891.
She was sold on 5 July 1904 for breaking up. The mast at HMS Ganges was the foremast of Cordelia.