HMS Druid (1869)
Encyclopedia
HMS Druid was a Briton-class wooden screw corvette
Corvette
A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, originally smaller than a frigate and larger than a coastal patrol craft or fast attack craft , although many recent designs resemble frigates in size and role...
of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
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. She was launched on 13 March 1869 at Deptford Dockyard, the last ship to be built there, and was sold for breaking in 1886.
Fate
She was sold for breaking up to Castle of CharltonCharlton, London
Charlton is a district of south London, England, and part of the London Borough of Greenwich. It is located east-southeast of Charing Cross. Charlton next Woolwich was an ancient parish in the county of Kent, which became part of the metropolitan area of London in 1855. It is home to Charlton...
on 10 November 1886.