Part of Osprey-class composite screw steam sloops. Laid down by Robert Napier and Sons, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland on 4 September 1874, launched on 28 January 1876, completed and commissioned on 23 August 1876, hulked and renamed HMS Clyde on 1 May 1904, renamed HMS Columbina in July 1913 and sold to be broken up on 4 May 1920.
Sources
Francis Elgar. The Royal Navy 1872-1880 in a series of illustrations. Lithographed in colours. From original drawings by W.F. Mitchell, esquire. Portsmouth, December 1880.
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