History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Briton
NamesakeCeltic Britons
BuilderSheerness Dockyard
Laid down1868
Launched6 November 1869
CompletedNovember 1871
FateSold, 1887
General characteristics (as built)
Class and typeBriton-class wooden screw corvette
Displacement1,831 long tons (1,860 t)
Tons burthen1,322 bm
Length220 ft (67.1 m) (p/p)
Beam36 ft (11.0 m)
Draught16 ft 6 in (5.0 m)
Depth of hold21 ft 6 in (6.6 m)
Installed power2,149 ihp (1,603 kW)
Propulsion
Sail planShip rig
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement220
Armament

HMS Briton was a Briton-class wooden screw corvette built for the Royal Navy in the late 1860s.

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