The Philomel-class gunvessel was a class of wooden-hulled screw-driven second-class gunvessels built for the Royal Navy between 1859 and 1867, of which...
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of Pennsylvania Philomel-class gunvessel, a class of wooden-hulled ships built for the Royal Navy between 1859 and 1867 HMS Philomel, the name bestowed...
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HMS Griffon was a Philomel-class gunvessel that served in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom from 1860 to 1866. The steam-powered ship, built by Northfleet...
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Svyataya Anna (category Philomel-class gunvessels)
The Philomel-class gunvessel HMS Newport was launched in Wales in 1867. Having become the first ship to pass through the Suez Canal, she was sold in 1881...
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gunboat and gunvessel classes of the Royal Navy. For gun-brigs see List of gun-brigs of the Royal Navy. Diana (1823) Mowhawk (1843) Bann class (1855) Gleaner...
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was the Philomel-class gunvessel HMS Dart, launched in 1860, renamed Kangaroo in 1882 and broken up in 1884. HMS Kangaroo (1900), a B-class torpedo boat...
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HMS Philomel (1860) was a Philomel-class wooden screw gunvessel launched in 1860 and sold in 1865. HMS Philomel (1867) was a wooden screw gunvessel launched...
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The Cormorant-class gunvessels (sometimes known as Eclipse-class gunvessels) were a class of 4-gun first-class gunvessels built for the Royal Navy in...
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launched in 1828 and broken up in 1860. HMS Snipe (1860) was a Philomel-class gunvessel launched in 1860 and broken up in 1868. HMS Snipe (1874) was a...
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1841 and sold in 1855. HMS Speedwell (1861) was a wooden screw Philomel-class gunvessel launched in 1861 and broken up in 1876. HMS Speedwell (1889) was...
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USS Jeannette (1878) (category Philomel-class gunvessels)
sunk: 13 June 1881 (1881-06-13) General characteristics Class and type Philomel-class gunvessel Displacement 570 long tons (579.1 metric tons) Tons burthen...
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and was broken up in 1860. HMS Sparrow (1860) was a wood screw Philomel-class gunvessel launched in 1860 and broken up in 1868. HMS Sparrow (1889) was...
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brig-sloop launched on 9 May, and sold in 1857. HMS Espoir (1860) was a Philomel-class gunvessel launched 6 January, and armed with one 68-pounder and four 24-pounder...
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launched in 1810 and sold in 1817. HMS Portia was to have been a Philomel-class gunvessel. She was laid down in 1861, but cancelled in 1863. HMS Portia (1906)...
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HMS Penguin (1860) was a Philomel-class gunvessel launched in 1860 at Liverpool. She was sold in 1870 for scrap. HMS Penguin (1876) was an Osprey-class sloop launched...
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1863 and broken up in 1875. HMS Dart (1860) was a wooden Philomel-class gunvessel launched in 1860. She was renamed HMS Kangaroo in 1882 and broken up...
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Great Barrier Reef. His next appointment was to the brand new Philomel-class gunvessel Newport, which he commissioned and took to the Mediterranean for...
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in 1847 and sold in 1854. HMS Undine (1861) was to have been a Philomel-class gunvessel. She was laid down in 1861 but was canceled in 1863. HMS Undine (1881)...
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Intrepid-class gunvessels were a class of six Royal Navy first-class wooden gunvessels built in 1855-56. They were rated as sloops from 1859 to 1862,...
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HMS Plover (1855) was an Albacore-class wooden screw gunboat launched in 1855 and sunk in 1859. HMS Plover (1860) was a Philomel-class gunvessel launched in 1860 and...
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The Plover-class gunvessels were a class of wooden gunboats built for the Royal Navy in the late 1860s. They mostly served overseas and were retired early...
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1856. HMS Torch (1859), a Philomel-class gunvessel launched in 1859 and broken up in 1881. HMS Torch (1894), an Alert-class sloop launched in 1894. She...
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rebuilt, and finally broken up in 1860. HMS Alban was to have been a Philomel-class gunvessel. She was laid down in 1860 but cancelled in 1863. HMS Albanaise...
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HMS Mullett (1860) (category Philomel-class gunvessels)
HMS Mullett (or Mullet) was a Royal Navy 5-gun Philomel-class wooden screw gunvessel launched in 1860. She served on the coast of West Africa and on the...
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in 1698 and was sold in 1718. HMS Newport (1867) was a Philomel-class wooden screw gunvessel launched in 1867 and completed in 1868 as a survey vessel...
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HMS Nimble (1860) (category Philomel-class gunvessels)
HMS Nimble was a wooden Philomel-class gunvessel of the Royal Navy. She was equipped with 5 guns. She became a drill ship for the Royal Naval Reserve at...
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purchased in 1855 and sold in 1856. HMS Landrail (1860) was a Philomel-class wood screw gunvessel launched in 1860 and sold into civilian service in 1869,...
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Alert-class brig-sloop launched in 1840, renamed WV30 when handed to HM Coastguard in 1863, and broken up by 1877. HMS Cygnet (1860) was a Philomel-class wooden...
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Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes 7 January United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard Espoir Philomel-class gunvessel For Royal Navy. 9 January United...
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in 1857 and sunk in action in 1859. HMS Lee (1860) was a Philomel-class wooden screw gunvessel launched in 1860 and broken up in 1875. HMS Lee (1899) was...
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