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HMS Alert

Cruizer-class sloop
HMS Alert was a 17-gun wooden screw sloop of the Cruizer class of the Royal Navy, launched in 1856 and broken up in 1894. She was the eleventh ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name, and was noted for her Arctic exploration work; in 1876 she... Wikipedia
Launched: May 20, 1856
Sail plan: Barque-rigged
Speed: 8.8 knots (16.3 km/h; 10.1 mph) under power