Favorite 1866
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Favorite | Deptford DYd | 23.8.1860 | 5.7.1864 | 17.3.1866 | guardship 1872, sold 3.1886 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
3169 |
|
Displacement full, t |
3232 |
|
Length, m |
68.6 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
14.3 |
|
Draught, m |
6.88 aft |
|
No of shafts |
1 Mangin (twin) screw |
|
Machinery |
sails + 4 boilers, 1 2-cyl HSE, direct acting |
|
Power, h. p. |
1773 |
|
Max speed, kts |
11.8 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 350 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armour, mm | iron; belt: 114 on 660mm teak plating, battery: 114 on 483mm teak plating, bulkheads: 114 |
| Armament |
8 x 1 - 241/15 'Somerset' 100pdr SBML |
|
Complement |
250 - 270 |
Project history: Laid down as a wooden screw corvette, Favorite's construction was well advanced when sge was approved for converson to an ironclad corvette. She was modified to have a straight stem, a rounded stern and a full length waterline belt. Hinged bulwarks fore and aft of battery gave ability to fire ahead and astern. Favorite was ship-rigged, with 1700m² sail area. She could make 10.5kts under sail and was a good seaboat but rolled heavily.
Ship protection: There was full length waterline belt extended from 0.9m under waterlaine to upper deck. The box battery with 114mm armour was 20m long.
Modernizations: 1869: was rearmed with 8 x 1 - 178/16 MLR Mk III, 2 x 1 - 160/16 64pdr 64cwt MLR
Naval service: No significant events.
Favorite 1869
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