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Name |
Official number |
Flag |
IMO |
CLEOPATRA |
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GBR |
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Year built |
Date launched |
Date completed |
1878 |
01/08/1878 |
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Vessel type |
Vessel description
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Naval Corvette
| Screw Steamer 3 Masts Ship |
Builder |
Yard |
Yard no |
John Elder & Co., Govan |
Fairfield Yard |
209 |
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Tonnage |
Length |
Breadth |
Depth |
Draft |
/ / 2380 disp |
225 ft 0 in |
44 ft 6 in |
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19 ft 3 in |
Engine builder |
, |
Engine detail |
1-screw, 3-cyl horizontal compound, 6 boilers, 2610ihp giving 13.0 knots Engines: Humphrys, Tennant & Co |
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First owner |
First port of register |
Registration date |
Admiralty |
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Other names |
1922 HMS DEFIANCE III |
Subsequent owner and registration history |
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Vessel history |
Steel Corvette, Comus Class 1905 harbour service. Became overflow ship for HMS Defiance in the Hamoaze, Devonport and was renamed DEFIANCE III |
Remarks |
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End year |
Fate / Status |
1931 |
Broken Up |
Disposal Detail |
Sold for BU to S Castle, Millbay, July 1931 |
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HMS Cleopatra in Sydney 1881 - Green Collection
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HMS Cleopatra
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HMS Defiance III
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