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DRUID 5th rate sailing frigates (1825-1840)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Druid | Pembroke DYd | 8.1821 | 1.7.1825 | 21.12.1825 | lazarette 6.1846 | ||
| Madagascar | East India Co., Bombay | 10.1821 | 15.11.1822 | 1.1829 | provision depot 9.1846 | ||
| Nemesis | Pembroke DYd | 8.1823 | 19.8.1826 | 9.1826 | BU 7.1866 | ||
| Leda | Pembroke DYd | 10.1824 | 15.4.1828 | 5.1828 | water police ship 3.1865 | ||
| Hotspur | Pembroke DYd | 7.1825 | 9.10.1828 | 4.1829 | chapel ship 1859 | ||
| Africaine | Chatham DYd | 9.1825 | 20.12.1827 | 3.3.1828 | sold 5.1867 | ||
| Eurotas | Chatham DYd | 2.1827 | 19.2.1829 | 20.3.1829 | screw mortar frigate 7.1855, sold 11.1865 |
Technical data
| Data variant | sailing | screw |
|---|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 1162bm |
1293 |
| Displacement full, t |
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| Length, m | 48.5 gundeck |
50.6 gundeck |
| Breadth, m | 12.5 |
12.4 |
| Draught, m | 3.89 hold depth |
3.89 hold depth |
| No of shafts |
|
1 |
| Machinery | sails |
sails + 1 2-cyl HSE, trunk |
| Power, h. p. | 562ihp |
|
| Max speed, kts | 7.6 |
|
| Fuel, t | coal |
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| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 16 x 1 - 159/8 32pdr 17cwt SBML carronades, 28 x 1 - 139/19 18pdr 38cwt SBML, 2 x 1 - 81/20 9pdr 26cwt SBML |
2 x 1 - 254/11 10'' 86cwt shell SBML, 2 x 1 - 194/16 56pdr 85cwt SBML, 20 x 1 - 177/16 42pdr 66cwt SBML |
| Complement | 315 |
320 |
Project history
46-gun 5th rate 18pdr frigates. Modification of Seringapatam class design with addition of circular stern.
Modernizations
1830s, all: were rearmed with 2 x 1 - 204/12 68pdr shell SBML, 40 x 1 - 162/17 32pdr SBML
1855, Eurotas: was converted to screw frigate with data as given in the table
Naval service
No significant events.
