Pelican was an Osprey-class sloop-of-war, with a composite hull design.[1] The ship had a displacement of 1,130 tons, was 170 feet (52 m) long, had a beam of 36 feet (11 m), and a draught of 15 feet 9 inches (4.80 m).[1][2] A Humphrys, Tennant and Co. two-cylinder two-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine fed by three cylindrical boilers provided 1,056 indicated horsepower to the single 13 ft (4.0 m) propeller screw.[1] This gave Pelican a top speed of 12.2 knots (22.6 km/h; 14.0 mph). She had a maximum range of 1,480 nautical miles (2,740 km; 1,700 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph).[1] In addition to the steam-driven propeller, the vessel was also barque rigged.[1] The standard ship's company was between 140 and 150.[1]
Pelican was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 29 November 1877.[1] In March 1878, Pelican was hailed by the French merchant ship Gustave, which had the crew of the American merchant steamship P. R. Hazeltine, which had foundered off Cape Horn, Chile on 18 February, on board. The captain of the American ship desired Pelican to take his crew on board, claiming the French ship was short of water, but later contradicting himself. As both ships would reach Valparaíso at about the same time, The captain of Pelican refused to take them on board. The French captain subsequently laid a charge that Pelican had refused to aid a ship in distress. This was refuted by two of the crew of P. R. Hazeltine in a sworn affidavit.[3]
Civil careeredit
Pelican was sold as a supply ship on 22 January 1901[1] to the Hudson's Bay Company for use as a northern supply ship.[4] During World War I, Pelican was delivering supplies to Russia when she was engaged by a surfaced U-boat. The fight lasted one-and-a-half hours, but eventually, the U-boat was driven off. In 1922, the ship was no longer considered serviceable and was sold as scrap to Fraim Bannikhin of St. John's for $1,500. However, the vessel was not scrapped, instead being reduced to a barge. In November 1922, the barge parted its hawser off Flat Point, while being towed to Sydney, Nova Scotia. The barge grounded near Sable Island. Pelican was recovered by the tugboatOcean Eagle II and towed her towards Sydney. However, once in the harbour, the barge grounded again on the South Bar. The barge was recovered again and docked at Sydney. In 1927, the barge sank to the bottom of the harbour after being vandalized and her sea cocks opened. The hulk remained with masts, port gunwales and forecastle above water at the wharf for 23 years.[4] The hulk was towed out to sea, escorted by HMCS Porte Dauphine and scuttled in June 1953.[5]
^"Naval Sloops at battleships-cruisers.co.uk". Retrieved 30 August 2008.
^"The Serious Charge Against a Naval Commander". Hampshire Telegraph. No. 4778. Portsmouth. 1 June 1878.
^ ab"She Knew Better Days". The Crowsnest. Vol. 2, no. 9. King's Printer. July 1950. p. 24.
^"Last Tribute Paid to Wooden Warship". The Crowsnest. Vol. 5, no. 8. Queen's Printer. June 1953. p. 9.
Bibliographyedit
Ballard, G. A. (1939). "British Sloops of 1875: The Larger Ram-Bowed Type". Mariner's Mirror. 25 (January). Cambridge, UK: Society for Nautical Research: 35–49. doi:10.1080/00253359.1939.10657318.
Colledge, J. J.; Wardlow, Ben & Bush, Steve (2020). Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (5th ed.). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN978-1-5267-9327-0.
Roberts, John (1979). "Great Britain and Empire Forces". In Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M. (eds.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN0-8317-0302-4.
Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.
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For other ships with the same name see HMS Pelican HMS Pelican was an Osprey class sloop built for the Royal Navy in the mid 1870s She was launched in 1877 and was sold to the Hudson s Bay Company in 1901 She was scuttled in 1953 Pelican docked at Bush s Store South Brooklyn New York HMS PelicanHistoryUnited KingdomNameHMS PelicanNamesakePelicanBuilderDevonport Royal DockyardCostHull 41 282 machinery 14 939Laid down8 March 1875Launched26 April 1877Completed29 November 1877Decommissioned1899FateSold to the Hudson s Bay Company 22 January 1901 scuttled 1953General characteristicsClass and typeOsprey class screw composite sloopDisplacement1 130 long tons 1 150 t Length170 ft 51 8 m p p Beam36 ft 11 0 m Draught15 ft 9 in 4 8 m Depth19 ft 6 in 5 9 m Installed power1 056 ihp 787 kW Propulsion1 2 cylinder horizontal compound expansion steam engine 3 cylindrical boilers 1 screwSail planBarque rigSpeed12 knots 22 km h 14 mph Range1 480 nmi 2 740 km 1 700 mi at 10 knots 19 km h 12 mph Complement140Armament2 7 inch rifled muzzle loading guns 4 6 3 inch 64 pounder rifled muzzle loading guns 4 machine guns 1 light gun Later re armed 2 6 inch 81cwt BL guns 6 5 inch 35cwt BL guns 4 machine guns 1 light gun Contents 1 Design and construction 2 Naval career 3 Civil career 4 References 5 BibliographyDesign and construction editMain article Osprey class sloop Pelican was an Osprey class sloop of war with a composite hull design 1 The ship had a displacement of 1 130 tons was 170 feet 52 m long had a beam of 36 feet 11 m and a draught of 15 feet 9 inches 4 80 m 1 2 A Humphrys Tennant and Co two cylinder two cylinder horizontal compound expansion steam engine fed by three cylindrical boilers provided 1 056 indicated horsepower to the single 13 ft 4 0 m propeller screw 1 This gave Pelican a top speed of 12 2 knots 22 6 km h 14 0 mph She had a maximum range of 1 480 nautical miles 2 740 km 1 700 mi at 10 kn 19 km h 12 mph 1 In addition to the steam driven propeller the vessel was also barque rigged 1 The standard ship s company was between 140 and 150 1 Pelican was built by Devonport Royal Dockyard The vessel was laid down on 8 March 1875 She was launched on 26 April 1877 Construction costs included 41 282 for the hull and 14 939 for machinery and equipment Armament consisted of two 7 inch 90cwt muzzle loading rifled guns four 64 pound guns four machine guns and one light gun 1 Pelican and her sister ship Wild Swan were re armed later with two 6 inch 81cwt BL guns and six 5 inch 35cwt BL guns 1 Naval career editPelican was commissioned into the Royal Navy on 29 November 1877 1 In March 1878 Pelican was hailed by the French merchant ship Gustave which had the crew of the American merchant steamship P R Hazeltine which had foundered off Cape Horn Chile on 18 February on board The captain of the American ship desired Pelican to take his crew on board claiming the French ship was short of water but later contradicting himself As both ships would reach Valparaiso at about the same time The captain of Pelican refused to take them on board The French captain subsequently laid a charge that Pelican had refused to aid a ship in distress This was refuted by two of the crew of P R Hazeltine in a sworn affidavit 3 Civil career editPelican was sold as a supply ship on 22 January 1901 1 to the Hudson s Bay Company for use as a northern supply ship 4 During World War I Pelican was delivering supplies to Russia when she was engaged by a surfaced U boat The fight lasted one and a half hours but eventually the U boat was driven off In 1922 the ship was no longer considered serviceable and was sold as scrap to Fraim Bannikhin of St John s for 1 500 However the vessel was not scrapped instead being reduced to a barge In November 1922 the barge parted its hawser off Flat Point while being towed to Sydney Nova Scotia The barge grounded near Sable Island Pelican was recovered by the tugboat Ocean Eagle II and towed her towards Sydney However once in the harbour the barge grounded again on the South Bar The barge was recovered again and docked at Sydney In 1927 the barge sank to the bottom of the harbour after being vandalized and her sea cocks opened The hulk remained with masts port gunwales and forecastle above water at the wharf for 23 years 4 The hulk was towed out to sea escorted by HMCS Porte Dauphine and scuttled in June 1953 5 References edit a b c d e f g h i j Winfield pp 291 292 Naval Sloops at battleships cruisers co uk Retrieved 30 August 2008 The Serious Charge Against a Naval Commander Hampshire Telegraph No 4778 Portsmouth 1 June 1878 a b She Knew Better Days The Crowsnest Vol 2 no 9 King s Printer July 1950 p 24 Last Tribute Paid to Wooden Warship The Crowsnest Vol 5 no 8 Queen s Printer June 1953 p 9 Bibliography editBallard G A 1939 British Sloops of 1875 The Larger Ram Bowed Type Mariner s Mirror 25 January Cambridge UK Society for Nautical Research 35 49 doi 10 1080 00253359 1939 10657318 Colledge J J Wardlow Ben amp Bush Steve 2020 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present 5th ed Barnsley UK Seaforth Publishing ISBN 978 1 5267 9327 0 Roberts John 1979 Great Britain and Empire Forces In Chesneau Roger amp Kolesnik Eugene M eds Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1860 1905 Greenwich UK Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 8317 0302 4 Winfield R Lyon D 2004 The Sail and Steam Navy List All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815 1889 London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 032 6 OCLC 52620555 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Pelican 1877 amp oldid 1176283309, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
