HMS Reindeer (1866)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Reindeer.

HMS Rinaldo, a sister-ship of Reindeer
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Reindeer
Builder	Royal Dockyard, Chatham
Laid down	May 1860
Launched	29 March 1866
Commissioned	October 1866
Fate	Sold out of service, 28 August 1873
General characteristics
Class & type	Camelion-class sloop
Displacement	1,365 tons
Length	185 ft (56 m)
Beam	33 ft (10 m)
Draught	14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
Propulsion	Screw; 200 hp (150 kW) engine
Speed	9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph)
Complement	180
Armament	5 × 40 pdr guns 12 × 32 pdr guns

HMS Reindeer was a Royal Navy wooden-hulled screw-driven sloop of the Camelion class, in service from 1866 to 1876. In 1868 she claimed Caroline Island for the British Crown.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN   978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC   67375475.