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Rattlesnake, 1861
Type: Corvette ; Armament 16 x 8 ", 1 x 7 ", 4 x 40 pdr.)
Launched : 9 Jul 1861 ;
Disposal date or year : 1882
BM: 1705 tons ; Displacement: 2431 tons
Propulsion: Screw
Machinery notes: 1628 hpi 400 hp
Notes:
1860 Chatham, Building
20 Aug 1862 Devonport. Commissioned.
1864 West Coast of Africa station. Overview and medical report of diarrhoea, fever, Guinea-worm, and heart disease onboard : number of Cases of Disease and Injury. Further note on fever when some of crew were lent to the Investigator for service up the River Niger.
1870 Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa station.
1879 Devonport