Armament consisted of 2x2-9” Armstrong guns in with each other connected turrets. Horsepower 400hp. Speed 12.5 miles. Tonnage 1.399 tons and as dimensions 230 x 25.5 x 16 (fore and aft) x 20 (depth) feet. Armour thickness 6” on 10” teak. Schooner-rigged. Built by Thames Iron Works, Blackwall, England in 1868. Crew numbered 137 men (included 14 officers), should be 219 men.