HMS Orestes (1860)

HMS Orestes was a wooden screw corvette launched in 1860 for the Royal Navy. [1] She was commissioned in 1861 and served on the Cape of Good Hope station until 1865. She was broken up in Portsmouth in November 1866.[2]

History
United Kingdom
Class and type: Corvette
Name: HMS Orestes
Launched: 18 August 1860
Out of service: 1865
Fate: Broken up
General characteristics
Class and type: Jason-class corvette
Displacement: 2431 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Armament: 21

References

  1. Rif Winfield (30 April 2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1817-1863: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781473849624. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. Peter Davis. "William Loney RN - Background". Retrieved 24 November 2019.
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