Beagle-class sloop

	A photograph of Nymphe, visually identical to the Beagle class
Class overview
Name	Beagle-class sloop
Operators	Royal Navy
Built	1889
In commission	1889–1920
Completed	2
Lost	0
General characteristics
Type	Screw steel sloop
Displacement	1170 tons
Length	195 ft (59 m) pp
Beam	30 ft (9.1 m)
Draught	13 ft (4.0 m)
Installed power	2,000 ihp (1,500 kW)
Propulsion	3-cylinder horizontal triple-expansion steam engine; 2 screws;
Sail plan	Barquentine rig
Speed	14.5 kn (26.9 km/h)
Endurance	3,000 nmi (5,600 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement	138
Armament	As built:; 8 × BL 5-inch (127.0 mm) 50-pounder guns; After 1900:; 8 × quick firing 4.7-inch guns;
Armour	Protective deck of 1 to 1+1⁄2 in (2.5 to 3.8 cm) steel over the machinery and boilers

The Beagle class was a two-ship class of 8-gun screw steel sloops built for the Royal Navy in 1889.

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