| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Flamingo | Devonport DYd | 15.12.1875 | 13.12.1876 | 6.1877 | hulk 1891 | ||
| Griffon | Laird Brothers, Birkenhead | 16.12.1876 | 9.1877 | sold 9.1891 | |||
| Condor | Devonport DYd | 15.12.1875 | 28.12.1876 | 7.1877 | sold 8.1889 | ||
| Falcon | Laird Brothers, Birkenhead | 4.1.1877 | 1.1878 | hulk 1891 |
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Displacement normal, t |
780 |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
47.9 pp |
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Breadth, m |
8.99 |
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Draught, m |
3.66 |
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No of shafts |
Flamingo, Condor: 1 Griffon, Falcon: 1 with feathering blades |
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Machinery |
sails+ 1 2-cyl HC, 3 boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
Flamingo: 750 Griffon: 795 Condor: 772 Falcon: 721 |
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Max speed, kts |
Flamingo, Griffon: 11.6 Condor: 11.5 Falcon: 11.4 |
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Fuel, t |
coal |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armament |
Flamingo: 1 x 1 - 178/16 MLR Mk III, 1 x 1 - 160/16 64pdr MLR, 2 x 1 - 100/21 20pdr BL, Griffon, Condor, Falcon: 1 x 1 - 178/16 MLR Mk III, 2 x 1 - 160/16 64pdr MLR |
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Complement |
100 |
Project history: Composite gunvessels, 3 guns Nathaniel Barnaby design of 1875. Barque-rigged, more suitable for deep-sea operations than previous gunvessels.
Modernizations: 1884, Flamngo, Griffon: - 1 x 1 - 178/16; + 2 x 1 - 127/25 BL Mk I/II/III/IV/V
Naval service: No significant events.
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