Name: | STAUNCH |
Type: | Gunboat |
Keel: | 17/06/1867 |
Launched: | 04/12/1867 |
Completed: | 05/1868 |
Builder: | C Mitchell & Co |
Yard: | Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 160 |
Dimensions: | 180disp, 80.0 x 25.0 x 6.4ft |
Engines: | 2 x 1cyl, 150ihp |
Engines by: | R Stephenson, Newcastle |
Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 7knots |
Construction: | Iron |
Armament: | 1 x 9.0ins gun |
History: | |
05/1868 | British Royal Navy |
1904 | Broken up |
Comments: | An Armstrong contract built using the facilities at the Mitchell yard |
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