HMS Condor (1898)

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NameHMS Condor
NamesakeCondor
BuilderSheerness
Launched17 December 1898
HMS Condor in 1901
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Condor
NamesakeCondor
BuilderSheerness
Launched17 December 1898
Stricken3 December 1901
FateSunk in a gale, 1901
General characteristics (as built)
TypeCondor-class sloop
Displacement980 long tons (1,000 t)
Length204 ft (62.2 m)
Draught11 ft 4 in (3.5 m)
Speed13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Crew140

HMS Condor was a Condor-class sloop of the Royal Navy, and was the lead ship of her class.[1] She was launched on 17 December 1898, and sunk in a gale on 3 December 1901.[1]

Condor had a displacement of 980 tonnes, a length of 204 feet (62 m), a draught of 11.4 feet (3.5 m), and a speed of 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph).[2][3] She had a crew size of 140 servicemen.[3]

Construction and career

Wreckage discovery

References

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