HMS Condor (1876)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Condor.

"Well Done Condor". Bombardment of Alexandria, 1882 by Charles Dixon
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Condor
Ordered1875
BuilderDevonport Dockyard
Laid down15 December 1875
Launched28 December 1876
Commissioned17 July 1877
FateSold to George Cohen, August 1889
General characteristics
Class & typeCondor-class composite gunvessel
Displacement774 tons
Length157 ft (48 m)
Beam29 ft 6 in (8.99 m)
Draught12 ft (3.7 m)
Installed power772 ihp (576 kW)
Propulsion
  • 3 Boilers
  • 2-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine
  • Single screw
Sail planBarque-rigged
Speed11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) under power
Complement100
Armament
  • One 7-in (4½-ton) Muzzle-Loading Rifle
  • Two 64-pdr (64cwt) Muzzle-Loading Rifles

HMS Condor was the name-ship of the Royal Navy Condor-class gun-ship carrying 3 guns.

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