Rover 1875
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Rover | Thames Iron Sbdg, Blackwall | 1872 | 12.8.1874 | 21.9.1875 | sold 1893 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
3462 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
85.3 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
13.3 |
|
Draught, m |
6.88 |
|
No of shafts |
1 (hoisting screw) |
|
Machinery |
sails + 1 3-cyl HC, 10 cyindrical boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
4964 |
|
Max speed, kts |
14.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 420 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1840(10) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 178/16 MLR Mk III, 16 x 1 - 160/16 64pdr 63cwt MLR |
|
Complement |
315 |
Project history: Rover incorporated
design modifications to remedy some of the deficiencies in the previous
Volage and Active. She had a different metacentre and a false keel,
to reduce rolling, a vertical stem, without a knee, to save weight forward, and
a narrower convergence aft at the waterline. These design changes made her a
steadier vessel, but she floated with an excessive trim aft, adversely affecting
steering and sailing. Through a redistribution of weights later in her career,
these faults were reduced and although slower than the previous pair in smooth
water, she was faster in heavier seas. Construction and sub-division followed
the same design as in the other two ships, the main difference being that she
was zinc- instead of copper-sheathed. Her cross section amidships was not so
square, and a false keel was fitted. The compound engine, with one HP and two LP
cylinders, was fed from 10 boilers. The hoisting screw was 6.4m in diameter.
Rover was full ship-rigged, with 1500m² sail area. She was not a good sailer,
never logging more than 11kts, but this was only of secondary importance because
of her greatly superior steaming power. The mounting of her guns was a reversal
of the system in Active and Volage. The 178mm MLRs became the
chase guns and the 64pdrs were truck-mounted on broadside.
Modernizations: 1880: - 2 x 1 - 178/16, 16 x 1 - 160/16; + 14 x 1 - 152/26 BL Mk I,
1 x 1 - 76/20 12pdr 8cwt BL, 8 x 6 - 11.4/59,
2 - 356 TC
Naval service: No significant events.
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