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in June 1845 at
Sheerness. The vessels were launched between November 1844 and December 1845. The gundeck was 190 feet 0 inches (57.91 metres) with the keel length of 166 feet 0.75 inches (50.62 metres) reported for tonnage. The maximum beam was 36 feet 0 inches (10.97
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was the third vessel so named since it was used for a 16-gun sloop, launched by Ladd of Dover on 10 November 1782, made a bomb in 1798, converted to a powder hulk 1801 Breaking completed at
Portsmouth in December 1829. The vessel had been in French hands from 27 February 1801 to 16 September 1801.
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was two 42-pounder 84 hundredweight (cwt) 10-foot muzzle-loading smooth bore (MLSB) guns on pivot mounts with two 68-pounder 64 cwt 9-foot MLSB guns and two 42-pounder 22 cwt carronades on broadside trucks. In 1862 the armament was changed to either one 68-pounder 84 cwt 10-foot MLSB gun or one
368:– supplied by Fawcett, Preston & Company of Liverpool. The engine was a two-cylinder vertical single expansion (VSE) direct-acting steam engine rated at 378 nominal horsepower (NHP). When run on trials the engine generated 680 indicated horsepower (IHP) for a speed of 9.5 knots.
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by
Admiralty Order of 26 December 1843, the design was approved in 1844. The changes included lengthening the bow by 10 feet to provide 6 feet of extra space in the engine room. Three vessels would have a single funnel whereas
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was the sixth named vessel since it was used for a 14-gun brig-sloop, launched by Allin of Dover on 26 October 1779, purchased on the stocks and foundered off the Dutch coast on 7 November 1795.
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Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, by J.J. Colledge, revised and updated by Lt Cdr Ben Warlow and Steve Bush, published by
Seaforth Publishing, Barnsley, Great Britain, © 2020, e
380:– supplied by J. and G. Rennie of Greenwich. The engine was a two-cylinder VSR direct-acting steam engine rated at 420 NHP then rerated at 500 NHP and had a speed of 10.2 knots.
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metres) with 35 feet 8 inches (10.87 metres) reported for tonnage. The depth of hold was 21 feet 0 inches (6.40 metres). The builder's measure calculated at
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Winfield, The Sail & Steam Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815 to 1889, by David Lyon & Rif Winfield, published by Chatham Publishing, London © 2004,
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was to be completed as a screw vessel, however, since her construction was well along she would be completed as a paddle steamer. Four vessels were ordered and completed.
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was the third vessel to carry this name since it was used for an 18-gun sloop, launched by St John's at Lake
Champlain on 1 October 1776 and whose fate is unknown.
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was the eighth named vessel since it was used for a 14-gun sloop, launched by Lime & Mackenzie of Leith on 18 March 1779 and broken in April 1787.
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being completed as a bomb was armed with one 13-inch mortar with two 68-pounder 95 cwt 10-foot MLSB guns on broadside trucks on the upper deck.
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The first three vessels were ordered on 18 March 1841 with the fourth vessel ordered on 19 February 1844. The ships were laid down as follows:
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The machinery was supplied by various suppliers. All had rectangular fire-tube boilers installed. The engine manufacturers were as follows:
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Armstrong 7-inch (110-pounder) rifled breech-loading (RBL) gun on a pivot mount with four 32-pounder 42 cwt MLSB guns on broadside trucks.
386:– supplied by Rigby of Liverpool. The engine was a two-cylinder VSR direct-acting steam engine rated at 515 NHP for a speed of 10.5 knots.
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374:– supplied by Maudslay, Sons & Field of Lambeth. The engine was a two-cylinder VSR direct-acting steam engine rated at 420 NHP.
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A total cost accounting for inflation of approximately £7,109,400 in today's money for
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A total cost accounting for inflation of approximately £6,727,800 in today's money for
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A total cost accounting for inflation of approximately £6,129,900 in today's money for
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A total cost accounting for inflation of approximately £5,966,400 in today's money for
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431:: Total cost £58,122 (including Hull - 23,342; Machinery - £24,892; Fitting - £8,338)
278:, were designed by Sir William Symonds, the Surveyor of the Navy. Designed from the
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would have two and be completed as a bomb vessel. In July 1844 it was queried if
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425:: Total cost £55,002 (Hull - £21,328; Machinery - £20,390; Fitting - £13,284)
437:: Total cost £51,688 (Hull - £24,764; Machinery - £22,142; Fitting - £4,782)
419:: Total cost £50,114 (Hull - £22,338; Machinery - £18,458; fitting - £9,418)
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The Navy List, published by His
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List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy
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List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy
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218:35 ft 8 in (10.9 m) for tonnage
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1154:Paddle sloops of the Royal Navy
259:2 × 42-pdr (22 cwt) carronades
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298:Inflexible
233:Propulsion
82:Royal Navy
1048:Stromboli
975:Messenger
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126:Completed
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113:1844–1847
70:Operators
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1094:Antelope
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248:Armament
41:Builders
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353:⁄
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270:Bulldog
241:Paddles
183:⁄
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