Fantome-class sloop
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The Fantome class was a six-ship class of 4-gun screw composite sloops [1] built for the Royal Navy during 1873 and 1874.
Design
Construction
Fantome and her sister ships were constructed of an iron frame sheathed with teak and copper (hence 'composite').
Propulsion
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Sailing rig
All the ships of the class were provided with a full barque rig.
Armament
The Fantome class carried two Script error: No such module "convert". and two 64-pounder muzzle-loading rifles, all mounted on pivots.
Evaluation
Built at a time of great technological change in naval architecture, these composite sloops were obsolete before they were completed. Nevertheless, they served a useful function on the far-flung stations of the British Empire, including participation in minor wars, such as the Perak War. They were also used for hydrography, and for this reason Egeria was retained until 1911.
Ships
| Name | Ship Builder | Launched | Fate |
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| Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". | Pembroke Dock | 26 March 1873 | Sold 1889[1][3] |
| Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". | Chatham Dockyard[2] | 24 July 1873 | Scrapped 1889[1][4] |
| Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". | Blackwall Yard, London | 4 February 1874 | Sold 1889[1][5] |
| Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". | Pembroke Dock | 1 November 1873 | Sold 1911 [1][6] |
| Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". | Chatham Dockyard[2] | 27 November 1873 | Sold 1888[1][7] |
| Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". | Money Wigram & Sons, Blackwall Yard[2] | 20 October 1873 | Sold 1887[1][8] |
Notes
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