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Eclipse, 1867
Type: Corvette ; Armament 6
Launched : 14 Nov 1867 ; Disposal date or year : 1921
BM: 1273 tons ; Displacement: 1755 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 1946 hpi 350 hp
Notes:

Laid down as Sappho, sloop.

1870 North America and West Indies

1879 Sheerness

1888 Chatham Reserve.

Jan 1889, has been converted to floating powder magazine at Portsmouth, for use by the War Department at Devonport.