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CYCLOPS paddle frigate (1840)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclops | Pembroke DYd | 8.1838 | 10.7.1839 | 4.2.1840 | sold 1.1864 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1862 |
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| Displacement full, t |
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| Length, m | 58.0 pp |
| Breadth, m | 11.4 |
| Draught, m | 7.01 hold depth |
| No of shafts | 2 side wheels |
| Machinery | sails + 4 flue boilers, 1 2-cyl VDA |
| Power, h. p. | 1100ihp |
| Max speed, kts | 9.5 |
| Fuel, t | coal 420 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 2 x 1 - 254/11 98pdr 112cwt shell SBML, 4 x 1 - 206/15 68pdr 95cwt shell SBML |
| Complement | 175 |
Project history
1st rate steam vessel, later 2nd class frigate, 6 guns. Sir William Symonds design of 1838. It was first intended to arm her with 22 guns (2 98pdr, 4 48pdr and 16 32pdr) but later middle deck guns were deleted and 48pdr guns were replaced by 68pdr.
Modernizations
1845: - 2 x 1 - 254/11 98pdr 112cwt, 4 x 1 - 206/15 68pdr 95cwt; + 2 x 1 - 254/11 10'' 84cwt shell SBML, 4 x 1 - 204/13 68pdr 65cwt shell SBML
1856: - 4 x 1 - 204/13 68pdr 65cwt SBML; + 2 x 1 - 254/11 10'' 84cwt shell SBML, 2 x 1 - 206/15 68pdr 95cwt shell SBML
Naval service
No significant events.
