HMS ''Mutine'' was a
''Doterel''-class sloop of the
Royal Navy
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, built at the
Devonport Dockyard and launched on 20 July 1880. She became a boom defence vessel at Southampton in 1899 and was renamed ''Azov'' in 1904. She was sold after World War I.
Design
The ''Doterel'' class was designed by
Nathaniel Barnaby
Sir Nathaniel Barnaby, (25 February 1829 – 16 June 1915) was Chief Constructor of the Royal Navy from 1872 to 1885.
Biography
Born on 25 February 1829 in Chatham, Barnaby began his career as a naval apprentice at Sheerness in 1843. He wo ...
as a development of
William Henry White
Sir William Henry White, (2 February 1845 – 27 February 1913) was a prolific British warship designer and Chief Constructor at the Admiralty.
Biography
White was born in Devonport, the son of Robert White, a currier, and his wife, Jane ...
's 1874 . The graceful clipper bow of the ''Osprey''s was replaced by a vertical stem and the engines were more powerful. The hull was of composite construction, with wooden planks over an iron frame.
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Propulsion
Power was provided by three cylindrical boilers, which supplied steam at to a two-cylinder horizontal compound-expansion steam engine driving a single screw. This arrangement produced and a top speed of .[Winfield (2004) p.292]
Armament
Ships of the class were armed with two 7-inch (90 cwt) muzzle-loading rifled guns on pivoting mounts, and four 64-pounder muzzle-loading rifled guns (two on pivoting mounts, and two broadside). Four machine guns and one light gun completed the weaponry.[
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Sail plan
All the ships of the class were provided with a barque
A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing ship, sailing vessel with three or more mast (sailing), masts of which the fore mast, mainmast, and any additional masts are Square rig, rigged square, and only the aftmost mast (mizzen in three-maste ...
rig,[ that is, square-rigged foremast and mainmast, and fore-and-aft sails only on the mizzen mast.
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Crew
''Mutine'' would have had a normal complement of 140–150 men.[
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Construction
''Mutine'' was ordered from Devonport Dockyard and laid down on 7 June 1879. She was launched on 20 July 1880 and was commissioned on 10 May 1881[ at Devonport.]
Service
Sloops of the 1880s and beyond were built to an outmoded design specifically to act as guardians of Britain's far-flung maritime empire; their sailing rig gave them enormous range, and their armament was more than sufficient for minor conflicts around the globe.[ ''Mutine'' was assigned to the ]Pacific Station
The Pacific Station was created in 1837 as one of the geographical military formations into which the Royal Navy divided its worldwide responsibilities. The South America Station was split into the Pacific Station and the South East Coast o ...
, including service in China.[
In 1904 ]Admiral John Fisher
Admiral is one of the highest ranks in many navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force. Admiral is ranked above vice admiral and below admiral of th ...
(amid great controversy) listed over 90 ships for disposal. Among those listed as "ships available for subsidiary purposes of war"["Ships available for subsidiary purposes of war" were the so called "llamas"; those for sale were the "goats" and those for disposal the "sheep"] was ''Mutine''.[Preston (2007) p.124] Converted to a boom defence vessel in 1899,[ she and her sister ''Espiegle'' were assigned to the boom protecting Southampton Water.][ They worked throughout World War I in this role.
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Fate
''Azov'' (ex-''Mutine'') was sold to C A Beard for breaking on 25 August 1921.[
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1880 ships
Doterel-class sloops
Victorian-era sloops of the United Kingdom
Ships built in Plymouth, Devon