| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Frolic | Chatham DYd | 1871 | 29.2.1872 | 1873 | drill ship 1888 | ||
| Kestrel | Chatham DYd | 1871 | 29.2.1872 | 1873 | sold 11.1888 | ||
| Ready | Chatham DYd | 1871 | 24.9.1872 | 1874 | tank vessel 1894 | ||
| Rifleman | Chatham DYd | 1871 | 20.11.1872 | 1873 | sold 4.1890 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
610 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
47.2 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
7.62 |
|
Draught, m |
2.90 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
sails+ 2 2-cyl HSE, trunk, boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
Frolic: 896 Kestrel: 835 Ready: 891 Rifleman: 715 |
|
Max speed, kts |
Frolic, Rifleman: 10.7 Kestrel: 11 Ready: 11.1 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 80 |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
880(10) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 178/16 MLR Mk III, 1 x 1 - 160/16 64pdr 56cwt MLR, 2 x 1 - 100/21 20pdr BL |
|
Complement |
80 |
Project history: Composite gunvessels, 4 guns. Edward Reed design of 1871. Modified from Beacon class. Poops were later added to all four.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
© Navypedia, 2020