| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Alacrity (ex-Ethel) | Sydney | // 4.1872 | sold 1.1882 |
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Displacement normal, t |
85bm |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
26.5 gundeck |
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Breadth, m |
5.84 |
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Draught, m |
2.36 hold depth |
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No of shafts |
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Machinery |
sails |
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Power, h. p. |
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Max speed, kts |
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Fuel, t |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 114/18 12pdr SBML |
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Complement |
Project history: Former mercantile schooner Ethel, hired in April 1872 (purchased 4.11.1872) to help enforce the Imperial Parliament's Kidnapping Act of 1872, which aimed to eliminate the practice of kidnapping Pacific islanders as a labour force for white settles in tropical NE Australia, known in Australia as 'blackbirding'.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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