History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Daphne
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down	20 June 1887
Launched	29 May 1888
Completed	May 1889
Fate	Sold 1904
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Nymphe-class sloop
Displacement	1,140 long tons (1,160 t)
Length	195 ft (59.4 m)
Beam	28 ft (8.5 m)
Draught	12 ft 6 in (3.8 m)
Propulsion	Horizontal triple-expansion steam engines 2 shafts 1,570 ihp (1,170 kW)
Sail plan	Schooner-rigged
Speed	13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Endurance	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	138
Armament	8 × BL 5-inch (127 mm) guns 8 × machine guns

HMS Daphne was a Nymphe-class composite screw sloop and the fifth ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name. Developed and constructed for the Royal Navy on a design by William Henry White, Director of Naval Construction, she was launched at Sheerness Dockyard on 29 May 1888.^[2] It was the first command of Admiral Sir William Christopher Pakenham, KCB, KCMG, KCVO.

References

Publications

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• Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.