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HMS ''Wild Swan'' was an ''Osprey''-class sloop built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1870s. She was launched in 1877 and became a base ship in 1904, being renamed ''Clyde''. She was renamed ''Columbine'' in 1913 and was sold for breaking in 1920. ==Design and construction== ''Wild Swan'' 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〕 An R & W Hawthorn two-cylinder horizontal returning-rod steam engine fed by three cylindrical boilers provided 797 indicated horsepower to the single propeller screw.〔 This gave ''Wild Swan'' a top speed of , which failed to meet the required contract speed. After the first commission the engine was replaced by a Devonport Dockyard two-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine. 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.〔 ''Wild Swan'' and her sister-ship were re-armed later with two 6-inch (81cwt) BL guns and six 5-inch (35cwt) BL guns.〔 ''Wild Swan'' was built by Robert Napier and Sons, of Govan, Scotland. The vessel was laid down on 14 September 1874 as yard number 341.〔 She was launched on 28 January 1876, and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 23 August 1876.〔 Construction costs included £39,643 for the hull, and £11,853 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 Wild Swan (1876)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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