HMS Calypso (1883)

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title: HMS Calypso (1883)
text: HMS Calypso was a corvette of the Royal Navy and the lead ship of her namesake class. Built for distant cruising in the heyday of the British Empire, the vessel served as a warship and training vessel until 1922, when she was sold. Originally classified as a screw corvette, Calypso was also one of the Royal Navy's last sailing corvettes but supplemented an extensive sail rig with a powerful engine. Among the first of the smaller cruisers to be given steel hulls instead of iron, the hull neverthe
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description: Cruiser of the Royal Navy
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Calypso_(1883)
date created: 2009-08-22T16:31:05Z
date modified: 2024-09-04T23:49:09Z
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