| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Briton |
| Namesake | Celtic Britons |
| Builder | Sheerness Dockyard |
| Laid down | 1868 |
| Launched | 6 November 1869 |
| Completed | November 1871 |
| Fate | Sold, 1887 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type | Briton-class wooden screw corvette |
| Displacement | 1,831 long tons (1,860 t) |
| Tons burthen | 1,322 bm |
| Length | 220 ft (67.1 m) (p/p) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
| Draught | 16 ft 6 in (5.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft 6 in (6.6 m) |
| Installed power | 2,149 ihp (1,603 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | Ship rig |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement | 220 |
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HMS Briton was a Briton-class wooden screw corvette built for the Royal Navy in the late 1860s.