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DAUNTLESS screw frigate (1850)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dauntless | Portsmouth DYd | 9.1845 | 5.1.1847 | 16.10.1850 | Coast Guard 8.1859 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 2457 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t |
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| Length, m | 66.9 pp |
| Breadth, m | 12.1 |
| Draught, m | 5.18 |
| No of shafts | 1 hoisting |
| Machinery | sails + boilers, 1 2-cyl HSE, geared |
| Power, h. p. | 1388ihp |
| Max speed, kts | 10.3 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 4 x 1 - 254/11 10'' 85cwt shell SBML, 2 x 1 - 206/15 68pdr 95cwt shell SBML, 18 x 1 - 163/18 32pdr 56cwt SBML |
| Complement |
Project history
2nd class 24-gun frigate, since 1846 1st class. John Fincham design of 1844. Ordered in 1844 as a paddle vessel but later that year reordered as screw. Sister-ship Vigilant was cancelled before she was laid down. Wooden hull.
Modernizations
1854: rerated 33-gun
Naval service
No significant events.
