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designed by W.H. Walker. The ships were wooden-hulled, with steam power as well as sails, and of particularly shallow draught (design draught 4 ft (1.2 m)) for coastal bombardment in shallow waters.
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Only partially fitted, never completed for sea. On the sale list in June 1869 but not sold till 1884
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through a single screw, sufficient for 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph).
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One-cylinder horizontal direct-acting single-expansion steam engine built by
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The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889
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Ships of the class were provided with a typical "gunboat rig" of three
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masts with a total sail area of 4,889 sq ft (454.2 m).
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in June 1859, but salved. Sold on 16 March 1866 to Glover & Co.,
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Ships of the class were armed with one 68-pounder and one 32-pounder
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1-cylinder horizontal direct-acting single-expansion steam engine
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Fitted for reserve. Breaking completed on 25 January 1864
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List of gunboat and gunvessel classes of the Royal Navy
311:class was an improved version of the preceding
172:95 ft 5.25 in (29.0894 m) (keel)
561:William Cowley Miller, Toxteth Dock, Liverpool
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675:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing.
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936:Victorian-era gunboats of the United Kingdom
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16:Class of twelve gunboats of the Royal Navy
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408:in 1868. Broken up on 14 November 1878
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653:Sold at Hong Kong on 1 February 1871
635:Sold at Hong Kong on 1 February 1871
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614:Breaking completed on 14 March 1864
508:Coal lighter December 1869, renamed
182:21 ft 10 in (6.65 m)
357:smooth bore muzzle loading cannons
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575:, then resold to Japanese owners
549:at Hong Kong on 2 September 1871
198:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190:4 ft 0 in (1.22 m)
169:110 ft (34 m) (gundeck)
608:Briggs & Company, Sunderland
343:, with two boilers, provided 40
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690:Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004).
545:in December 1869. Wrecked in a
426:Breaking completed 25 May 1864
287:in January 1856 for use in the
263:1 × 68-pounder, 1 × 32-pounder
694:. London: Chatham Publishing.
647:T & W Smith, North Shields
541:at Hong Kong in 1867. Renamed
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460:W & H Pitcher, Northfleet
438:W & H Pitcher, Northfleet
420:W & H Pitcher, Northfleet
247:7.5 kn (13.9 km/h)
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941:Gunboats of the Royal Navy
30:A typical 'Crimea gunboat'
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128:General characteristics
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524:William Cowley Miller,
404:in March 1867, renamed
587:Briggs & Company,
279:was a class of twelve
295:and took part in the
569:Battle of Taku Forts
537:Became coal lighter
400:Became a dredger at
740:Winfield, p.229–230
490:on 9 February 1869
391:W & H Pitcher,
345:nominal horsepower
341:John Penn and Sons
210:nominal horsepower
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701:978-1-86176-032-6
682:978-1-86176-281-8
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626:T & W Smith,
502:Pembroke Dockyard
479:Pembroke Dockyard
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136:'Crimean' gunboat
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373:Ship builder
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237:Single screw
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141:Tons burthen
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650:6 June 1856
632:4 June 1856
611:12 May 1856
593:12 May 1856
564:26 May 1856
534:20 May 1856
463:7 June 1856
441:31 May 1856
423:31 May 1856
397:19 May 1856
329:gaff rigged
289:Crimean War
107:1856 – 1871
70:Preceded by
925:Categories
660:References
589:Sunderland
393:Northfleet
335:Propulsion
285:Royal Navy
229:Propulsion
64:Royal Navy
530:Liverpool
488:Hong Kong
323:Sail plan
265:SBML guns
218:145
112:Completed
52:Operators
895:Algerine
886:Cheerful
870:Woodcock
863:Watchful
710:52620555
642:Woodcock
621:Watchful
573:Yokohama
486:Sold at
444:Sold at
402:Woolwich
376:Launched
351:Armament
314:Cheerful
293:Far East
281:gunboats
260:Armament
216:Woodcock
88:Algerine
75:Cheerful
842:Kestrel
793:Fenella
556:Kestrel
547:typhoon
386:Fenella
187:Draught
150:⁄
856:Thrush
814:Hunter
800:Garnet
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603:Thrush
455:Hunter
415:Garnet
303:Design
164:Length
61:
897:class
888:class
849:Ready
835:Clown
828:Janus
821:Drake
807:Handy
779:Clown
582:Ready
519:Clown
497:Janus
473:Drake
446:Lagos
433:Handy
379:Fate
363:Ships
316:class
309:Clown
275:Clown
244:Speed
156:tons
96:Built
90:class
77:class
47:class
45:Clown
706:OCLC
696:ISBN
677:ISBN
543:YC.6
539:YC.1
510:YC.6
370:Name
307:The
272:The
252:Crew
179:Beam
144:232
133:Type
120:Lost
99:1856
41:Name
406:YC3
220:ihp
208:40
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