nearly sister-ship Hartford 1860
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Lancaster | Philadelphia N Yd | 12/1857 | 20.10.1858 | 12.5.1859 | TS 1899, receiving ship 11.1903 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
3290 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
71.8 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
14.0 |
|
Draught, m |
6.78 (hold depth) |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
1 2-cyl HDA, 2 water-tube boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
810ihp |
|
Max speed, kts |
9.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 279/15 Dahlgren SB, 24 x 1 - 229/15 Dahlgren SB, 2 x 1 - 107/24 30pdr Parrott rifled |
|
Complement |
310 |
Project history: Large corvette classified as sloop of Hartford group.
Modernizations: 1881: - 24 x 1 - 229/15; + 10 x 1 - 203/15 converted rifled Dahlgren SB
Naval service: Lancaster served as station ship since 1898 and as gunnery TS since 1899. In November 1903 she became receiving ship and in March 1912 transferred to civil service. She was stricken officially 31.12.1915.
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