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'BEIRUT' | ||
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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