Designed by Nathaniel Barnaby,[1] the Royal Navy Director of Naval Construction, the hull was of composite construction; that is, iron keel, frames, stem and stern posts with wooden planking. This class of composite sloops was unique in having an internal steel deck over the machinery and magazines for protection. The Satellite class were reclassified as corvettes in 1884, and no more composite or wooden corvettes were built - in fact, Pylades was the last corvette built for the Royal Navy until the Second World War.
Propulsion
Propulsion was provided by a horizontal compound expansion of 1,400 indicated horsepower (1,044 kW) driving a single screw.
Sail plan
All the ships of the class were built with a barque rig.
Armament
The class was designed with two 6-inch/100-pounder (81cwt) breech loaders and ten 5-inch/50-pounder (38cwt) breech loaders, plus a single light gun and four (or more) machine guns.[1]Heroine, Hyacinth and Royalist were built with eight 6-inch/100-pounder (81cwt) breech loaders in place of the 5-inch/6-inch mixture, and Satellite was converted to the same fit.[1]
Hulk in 1897. Became a training ship in April 1908 and was renamed Ganges. Renamed Powerful III in September 1913 and Impregnable IV in November 1919. Sold on 31 August 1929
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^"Naval Database website". Retrieved 10 September 2008.
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satellite, class, sloop, satellite, class, class, composite, sloops, built, royal, navy, between, 1883, 1888, reclassified, corvettes, 1884, satelliteclass, overviewnamesbuildersdevonport, dockyard, sheerness, dockyardoperators, royal, navy, irish, free, state. The Satellite class was a class of 12 gun composite sloops built for the Royal Navy between 1883 and 1888 and reclassified as corvettes in 1884 2 SatelliteClass overviewNameSatellite class sloopsBuildersDevonport Dockyard Sheerness DockyardOperators Royal Navy Irish Free StateCost 62 900 Satellite 71 000 Caroline Built1883 1888In commission1883 1947Completed7General characteristicsDisplacement1 420 tonsLength200 ft 61 m Beam38 ft 12 m Draught15 7 ft 4 8 m 1 Installed power1 400 hp 1 044 kW PropulsionHorizontal compound expansion steam engine Single screw 1 Sail planBarque riggedRangeApproximately 6 000 nmi 11 000 km at 10 kn 19 km h 1 Complement170 200ArmamentAs designed Two BL 6 inch 100 pounder 81cwt Mk II guns Ten BL 5 inch 127 0 mm 50 pounder 38cwt guns One light gun Four machine guns 1 Heroine Hyacinth Royalist amp Satellite Eight BL 6 inch 100 pounder 81cwt Mk II guns One light gun Four machine guns 1 2 ArmourInternal steel deck over machinery and magazines Contents 1 Construction 1 1 Design 1 2 Propulsion 1 3 Sail plan 1 4 Armament 2 Ships 3 Operational lives 4 ReferencesConstruction EditDesign Edit Designed by Nathaniel Barnaby 1 the Royal Navy Director of Naval Construction the hull was of composite construction that is iron keel frames stem and stern posts with wooden planking This class of composite sloops was unique in having an internal steel deck over the machinery and magazines for protection The Satellite class were reclassified as corvettes in 1884 and no more composite or wooden corvettes were built in fact Pylades was the last corvette built for the Royal Navy until the Second World War Propulsion Edit Propulsion was provided by a horizontal compound expansion of 1 400 indicated horsepower 1 044 kW driving a single screw Sail plan Edit All the ships of the class were built with a barque rig Armament Edit The class was designed with two 6 inch 100 pounder 81cwt breech loaders and ten 5 inch 50 pounder 38cwt breech loaders plus a single light gun and four or more machine guns 1 Heroine Hyacinth and Royalist were built with eight 6 inch 100 pounder 81cwt breech loaders in place of the 5 inch 6 inch mixture and Satellite was converted to the same fit 1 Ships EditName Ship Builder Launched FateSatellite Sheerness Dockyard 13 August 1881 RNVR drill ship at North Shields on the River Tyne 3 in 1904 Sold to J G Potts for breaking on 21 October 1947Heroine Devonport Dockyard 3 December 1881 Sold to King of Bristol for breaking on 28 August 1902Hyacinth Devonport Dockyard 20 December 1881 Sold to King of Bristol for breaking on 25 August 1902Royalist Devonport Dockyard 7 March 1883 Hulk in February 1900 Renamed Colleen on 1 December 1913 and transferred to the Irish Free State Government on 19 February 1923Rapid Devonport Dockyard 21 March 1883 Hulk in 1906 Became a coal hulk in 1912 and was renamed C7 Became an accommodation ship in 1916 and was renamed Hart Sold at Gibraltar in 1948Caroline Sheerness Dockyard 25 November 1882 Hulk in 1897 Became a training ship in April 1908 and was renamed Ganges Renamed Powerful III in September 1913 and Impregnable IV in November 1919 Sold on 31 August 1929Pylades Sheerness Dockyard 5 November 1884 Sold to Cohen of Felixstowe for breaking on 3 April 1906 Operational lives EditThese ships were designed to patrol the far flung reaches of Britain s maritime empire and so Rapid and Royalist both went to the Australian Station Satellite to the Pacific Station Pylades to the North America and West Indies Station and Heroine Caroline and Hyacinth all to the China Station 4 References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Satellite class sloop Colledge J J Warlow Ben 2006 1969 Ships of the Royal Navy The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy Rev ed London Chatham Publishing ISBN 978 1 86176 281 8 a b c d e f g h 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 a b Satellite class sloops at Battleships Cruisers website Retrieved 11 September 2008 Shore Establishments of the Royal Navy Being a list of the Static Ships and Establishments of the Royal Navy by Lt Cdr Warlow RN 1992 Maritime Books Liskeard ISBN 0 907771 52 1 Naval Database website Retrieved 10 September 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Satellite class sloop amp oldid 1090610395, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
