'BEIRUT'
Coal = 120 tons.
Crew = 86
Was used in the Ottoman Fleet.
1889 Was rebuilt and new boilers fitted about this time.
1906. Laid up.
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'BEIRUT' | |
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| Built by: | Money Wigram & Son's, at Blackwall. |
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| Launched: | 20th August 1859 |
| Tonnage: | 609 |
| Length: | 173 . 6 |
| Breadth: | 26 . 7 |
| Depth: | 12 . 10 |
| Machinery: | By Humphry & Tennent of Deptford Pier. 160 hp. 10 . 615 knots. 1 x Propeller. |
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| Built of: | Wood |
| Type: | Sloop (Corvette) |
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| Built for: | Turkish Government. |
| Other info: | Armament = 2 x 12cm BL. 4 x light guns. 2 x 1". One torpedoe tube. Coal = 120 tons. Crew = 86 |
| History: | 23rd November 1859. Sailed for Constantinople, Captain A. Minto. Was used in the Ottoman Fleet. 1889 Was rebuilt and new boilers fitted about this time. 1906. Laid up. |
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