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HMS Doterel (1880)

HMS Doterel was a Doterel-class sloop launched by the Royal Navy in 1880. She sank at anchor off Punta Arenas after an explosion on 26 April 1881 during her maiden voyage to the Pacific. Her loss caused the deaths of 143 crew members, and there were 12 survivors. She was en route to join the Pacific Station. Her loss was initially the source of much…

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Armament
2 × 7-inch (90cwt) muzzle-loading rifles · 4 × 64-pounder muzzle-loading rifles · 4 × machine guns · 1 × light gun
Beam
36 ft (11 m)
Builder
Chatham Dockyard
Class & type
Doterel-class sloop
Commissioned
7 December 1880
Crew
155

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HMS Doterel (1880)

Nodes54
Edges53
Triples26
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037037
Components1

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HMS Doterel (1880)

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Armament · 4
HMS Doterel (1880) → 1 × light gun, 2 × 7-inch (90cwt) muzzle-loading rifles, 4 × 64-pounder muzzle-loading rifles, 4 × machine guns
Propulsion · 3
HMS Doterel (1880) → 2-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine, 3 × cylindrical boilers, Single screw
Beam · 1
HMS Doterel (1880) → 36 ft (11 m)
Builder · 1
HMS Doterel (1880) → Chatham Dockyard
Class & type · 1
HMS Doterel (1880) → Doterel-class sloop
Commissioned · 1
HMS Doterel (1880) → 7 December 1880
Crew · 1
HMS Doterel (1880) → 155
Displacement · 1
HMS Doterel (1880) → 1,130
Draught · 1
HMS Doterel (1880) → 15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)
Fate · 1
HMS Doterel (1880) → Sunk 26 April 1881

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HMS Doterel (1880)Armament2 × 7-inch (90cwt) muzzle-loading rifles1.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)Armament4 × 64-pounder muzzle-loading rifles1.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)Armament4 × machine guns1.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)Armament1 × light gun1.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)Beam36 ft (11 m)1.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)BuilderChatham Dockyard1.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)Class & typeDoterel-class sloop1.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)Commissioned7 December 18801.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)Crew1551.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)Displacement1,1301.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)Draught15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)1.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)FateSunk 26 April 18811.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)Installed power900 ihp (670 kW)1.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)Laid down13 May 18781.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)Launched2 March 18801.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)Length170 ft (52 m) pp1.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)NameHMS Doterel1.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)Propulsion3 × cylindrical boilers1.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)Propulsion2-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine1.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)PropulsionSingle screw1.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)Range1,480 nmi (2,740 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) from 150 tons of coal1.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)Sail planBarque rigged1.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)Speed11 knots (20 km/h)1.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)Sponsored byMiss Hunt-Grubbe1.00infobox
HMS Doterel (1880)Way numberNo 3 slip1.00infobox

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