Design HMS Miranda (1879)
1 design
1.1 propulsion
1.2 armament
1.3 sail plan
1.4 crew
design
the doterel class designed nathaniel barnaby development of william henry white s 1874 osprey-class sloop. graceful clipper bow of ospreys replaced vertical stem , engines more powerful. hull of composite construction, wooden planks on iron frame.
propulsion
power provided 3 cylindrical boilers, supplied steam @ 60 pounds per square inch (410 kpa) two-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine driving single 13-foot-1-inch (3.99 m) screw. arrangement produced 1,020 indicated horsepower (760 kw) , top speed of 11 knots (20 km/h).
armament
ships of class armed 2 7-inch (90 cwt) muzzle-loading rifled guns on pivoting mounts, , 4 64-pounder muzzle-loading rifled guns (two on pivoting mounts, , 2 broadside). 4 machine guns , 1 light gun completed weaponry.
sail plan
all ships of class provided barque rig, is, square-rigged foremast , mainmast, , fore-and-aft sails on mizzen mast.
crew
miranda have had normal complement of 140–150 men.
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