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HMS ''Pelican'' was an ''Osprey''-class sloop built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1870s. She was launched in 1877 and was sold to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1901. She was scuttled in 1953. ==Design and construction== ''Pelican'' was an ''Osprey''-class sloop-of-war, with a composite hull design.〔 The ship had a displacement of 1,130 tons, was long, had a beam of , and a draught of .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Naval Sloops at battleships-cruisers.co.uk )〕〔Winfield, pp.291-292〕 A Humphrys, Tennant and Co. two-cylinder two-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine fed by three cylindrical boilers provided 1,056 indicated horsepower to the single propeller screw.〔 This gave ''Pelican'' a top speed of . She had a maximum range of at .〔 In addition to the steam-driven propeller, the vessel was also barque rigged.〔 The standard ship's company was between 140 and 150.〔 Armament consisted of two 7-inch (90cwt) muzzle-loading rifled guns, four 64-pound guns, four machine guns, and one light gun.〔 ''Pelican'' and her sister-ship were re-armed later with two 6-inch (81cwt) BL guns and six 5-inch (35cwt) BL guns.〔 ''Pelican'' was built by Devonport Royal Dockyard. The vessel was laid down on 8 March 1875.〔 She was launched on 26 April 1877, and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 29 November 1877.〔 Construction costs included £41,282 for the hull, and £14,939 for machinery and equipment.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Pelican (1877)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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