Britomart-class gunboat

	HMS Cherub Goderich, Lake Huron in 1866
Class overview
Name	Britomart class
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Algerine class
Succeeded by	Ariel class
Built	1859–1867
In commission	1860–1890
Planned	20
Completed	16
Cancelled	4
General characteristics
Type	'Crimean' gunboat
Displacement	330 tons
Tons burthen	267 82⁄94 bm
Length	120 ft 0 in (36.6 m) (gundeck); 105 ft 7 in (32.18 m) (keel);
Beam	22 ft 0 in (6.7 m)
Depth of hold	9 ft 0 in (2.7 m)
Installed power	60 nhp; 157–277 ihp (117–207 kW));
Propulsion	1 × 1-cylinder single-expansion reciprocating steam engine; 1 × screw;
Speed	9 kn (17 km/h)
Crew	36–40
Armament	2 × 68-pounder SBML gun; or; 2 × 64-pounder RML gun;

The Britomart-class gunboat was a class of sixteen gunboats built for the Royal Navy in 1859–1867.

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