Fantome-class sloop
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=File:HMS Egeria.jpg |Ship caption=HMS Egeria }} {{Infobox ship class overview |Name=Fantome-class sloops |Builders=*Pembroke Dock |Operators={{navy|United Kingdom}} |Class before={{sclass|Eclipse|sloop|4}} |Class after={{sclass|Osprey|sloop|4}} |Subclasses= |Cost=*Egeria: |Built range=1873–1874 |In service range= |In commission range=1873–1911 |Total ships completed=6 |Total ships scrapped=6 }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= |Ship type=Screw composite sloop |Ship tons burthen=727 bm |Ship displacement={{convert|949|LT|t}} |Ship length={{convert|160|ft|m|abbr=on|1}} (p/p) |Ship beam={{convert|31|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on|1}} |Ship draught={{convert|14|ft|m|abbr=on|1}} |Ship depth={{convert|15|ft|6|in|m|abbr=on|1}} |Ship power={{convert|836 |
| 1011|ihp|lk=in|abbr=on}}
|Ship propulsion=*1 shaft
|Ship speed={{convert|10 |
| 11|kn|lk=in}}
|Ship range={{convert|1000|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|10|kn}} |Ship complement=140 |Ship sail plan=Barque rig |Ship armament=*2 × 7-inch rifled muzzle-loading guns
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The Fantome class was a six-ship class of 4-gun screw composite sloops {{cite web|url=http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/naval_sloops_.htm|title=Naval Sloops at battleships-cruisers.co.uk|accessdate=2008-08-30}} 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=
A two-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine provided by Humphrys, Tennant & Co. powered an {{convert|11|ft|m|adj=on}} diameter screw. Steam was provided by three cylindrical boilers working at {{convert|60|psi|bar}}. The indicated horsepower varied from {{convert|836|to|1011|ihp|kW|abbr=on}}. Daring was fitted with a trunk engine provided by John Penn & Sons.
=Sailing rig=
All the ships of the class were provided with a full barque rig.
=Armament=
The Fantome class carried two {{convert|7|in|mm|adj=on}} 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
Notes
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Bibliography
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- {{cite journal|last=Ballard|first=G. A.|date=1939|title=British Sloops of 1875: The Smaller Composite Type |journal= Mariner's Mirror|publisher=Society for Nautical Research|location=Cambridge, UK |volume=25|pages=151–61|issue=April}}
- {{cite book|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905|editor1-last=Chesneau|editor1-first=Roger|editor2-last=Kolesnik|editor2-first=Eugene M.|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|chapter=Great Britain and Empire Forces|author-last=Roberts|author-first=John|location=Greenwich, UK|date=1979|isbn=0-8317-0302-4|name-list-style=amp|url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/conwaysallworlds0000unse_l2e2}}
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