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NARCISSUS 4th rate screw frigate (1861)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narcissus | Devonport DYd | 11.1849 | 26.10.1859 | 23.2.1861 | Coast Guard 7.1877 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 3548 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t |
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| Length, m | 69.5 pp 79.6 oa |
| Breadth, m | 15.6 |
| Draught, m | 7.24 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + rectangular boilers, 1 2-cyl HSE |
| Power, h. p. | 1731ihp |
| Max speed, kts | 10.6 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 1 x 1 - 206/15 68pdr 95cwt shell SBML, 10 x 1 - 204/13 8'' 65cwt shell SBML, 22 x 1 - 163/18 32pdr 58cwt SBML, 18 x 1 - 163/18 32pdr 56cwt SBML |
| Complement | 540 |
Project history
Frigates, 51 guns. Modification of Edye & Watts design of 1857. First ordered as 18-gun sailing corvette in 1846, reordered as a sailing frigate in 1848 and reordered and relaid as a screw frigate in 1857. Wooden hull.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
