| 词条 | HMS Crocodile (1867) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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HMS Crocodile was a Euphrates-class troopship launched into the Thames from the Blackwall Yard of Money Wigram & Sons on 7 January 1867. She was the fourth and last vessel of the Royal Navy to carry the name. DesignCrocodile was one of five iron-hulled vessels of the Euphrates class. All five were built to a design of 360 ft overall length by about 49 ft breadth, although Malabar was very slightly smaller than the rest of the class. They had a single screw, a speed of 14 knots, one funnel, a barque-rig sail plan, three 4-pounder guns, and a white painted hull. Her bow was a "ram bow" which projected forward below the waterline. CareerShe was built for the transport of troops between the United Kingdom and the Indian sub-continent, and was operated by the Royal Navy. She carried up to 1,200 troops and family on a passage of approximately 70 days. She was commissioned in April 1870 under Captain G H Parkin. Crocodile was re-engined rather later in life than her sisters, with her single-expansion steam engine replaced with a more efficient compound-expansion type.[2]Crocodile{{'}}s last voyage began at Bombay in October 1893. On 3 November, as she was approaching Aden, the high-pressure steam cylinder exploded and the ship came to a halt. The next day she was towed to an anchorage near Aden.[3] Most of the soldiers and their families were brought home on other ships. Crocodile eventually arrived back at Portsmouth on 30 December 1893, having travelled using only the low-pressure steam cylinder, and was not further employed for trooping.[4]FateCrocodile was sold for breaking on 11 May 1894.[1][5]Commanding officers
Notes1. ^1 2 3 {{winfield}} 2. ^Winfield does not show a re-engining of Crocodile. This is a misprint and the Errata should be consulted. 3. ^Birmingham Daily Post 29 November 1893 4. ^The Times, London, 1 January 1894 5. ^{{cite book |last=Colledge|title=Ships of the Royal Navy|page=83}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pdavis.nl/ShowShip.php?id=1295|title=HMS Crocodile at William Loney RN website|accessdate=2009-06-23}} References{{reflist}}External links
5 : Euphrates-class troopships|Troop ships of the Royal Navy|Ships built by the Blackwall Yard|Victorian-era naval ships of the United Kingdom|1867 ships |
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