HMS Pioneer (1856)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Pioneer.
HMS Pioneer was a 4-gun Intrepid-class gunvessel launched on 19 January 1856 from the Pembroke Dockyard.[2] She saw active service in China and was decommissioned in 1864.
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Name | HMS Pioneer |
Ordered | 18 April 1855 |
Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
Laid down | July 1855 |
Launched | 19 January 1856 |
Commissioned | 31 May 1856 |
Decommissioned | October 1864 |
Fate | Sold for breaking up at Plymouth in 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Intrepid-class gunvessel |
Tons burthen | 868 49/94 bm |
Length | 200 ft (61 m) pp |
Beam | 30 ft 4 in (9.25 m) |
Depth of hold | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) |
Installed power | 1,150 ihp (860 kW)[1] |
Propulsion |
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Sail plan | Barque |
Speed | 11.3 knots (20.9 km/h) |
Complement | 100 |
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