Pallas 1867
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Pallas | Woolwich DYd | 19.10.1863 | 14.3.1865 | 6.3.1866 | sold 4.1886 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
3661 |
|
Displacement full, t |
3794 |
|
Length, m |
68.6 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
15.2 |
|
Draught, m |
6.60 |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
sails + 4 rectangular boilers, 1 4-cyl 2-crank HC |
|
Power, h. p. |
3581 |
|
Max speed, kts |
13.1 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 260 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armour, mm | iron; belt: 114 on 559mm teak plating, battery: 114 on 559mm teak plating, bulkheads: 114 |
| Armament |
6 x 1 - 178/16 MLR Mk III |
|
Complement |
550 |
Project history: Purpose-built wooden-hulled ironclad corvette designed as a private venture by Reed and accepted by the Admiralty in 1863, Pallas was originally intended as an iron vessel but was modified to have a wooden hull in order to use existing stocks of timber and because Woolwich DYd was not equipped to construct iron hulls. She was intended to serve as a ram, having an extended and strengthened stem below water, high designed speed (14kts) and low L/B ratio for manoeuvrability. This was the first warship fitted with compound steam engines but she was a successful steamer. She made 12.5 on trials and 13kts after modification to her bow and ram. Pallas was ship-rigged, with 1600m² sail area.
Ship protection: There was full length 114mm waterline extended from 1.4m below waterline to the main deck, extended at the extreme fwd end to the upper deck level to protect bow guns. Battery had 114mm sides and 114mm bulkheads.
Modernizations: 1866: - 4 x 1 - 178/16; + 4 x 1 - 203/15 MLR Mk III, 2 x 1 - 126/21 40pdr 35cwt BL
1872: - 2 x 1 - 178/16; + 4 x 1 - 160/16 64pdr 64cwt MLR Mk III
Naval service: No significant events.
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