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| Name | Thetis (1871) | Explanation | |
| Type | Corvette | ||
| Launched | 26 October 1871 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | Length | 220 feet |
| Propulsion | Screw | Men | 220 |
| Builders measure | 1322 tons | ||
| Displacement | 1860 tons | ||
| Guns | 10 | ||
| Fate | 1887 | Last in commission | 1883 |
| Class | Briton | ||
| Ships book | ADM 135/473 | ||
| Career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 26 October 1871 | Launched at Devonport Dockyard. | ||
| 1 February 1873 - 14 June 1877 | Commanded (from commissioning at Plymouth until paying off at Plymouth) by Captain Thomas Le Hunte Ward, East Indies | ||
| 13 May 1879 - 12 August 1882 | Commanded (from commissioning at Plymouth) by Captain Prescot William Stephens, Pacific (until he died) | ||
| 21 August 1882 - 24 July 1883 | Commanded (until paying off) by Captain Arthur Cecil Curtis, Pacific | ||
| November 1887 | Sold to G. Pethwick for breaking up at Plymouth. | ||
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