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RALEIGH 4th rate sailing frigates (1846)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh | Chatham DYd | 8.1842 | 8.5.1845 | 25.4.1846 | wrecked 14.4.1857 | ||
| Severn | Chatham DYd | 13.8.1849 | 24.1.1856 | --- | reordered as screw frigate 3.1859 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1944bm |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t |
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| Length, m | 54.9 gundeck |
| Breadth, m | 15.2 |
| Draught, m | 5.08 hold depth |
| No of shafts |
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| Machinery | sails |
| Power, h. p. | |
| Max speed, kts | |
| Fuel, t | |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 28 x 1 - 163/18 32pdr 56cwt SBML, 22 x 1 - 161/16 32pdr 45cwt SBML |
| Complement | 450 |
Project history
50-gun 4th rate 32pdr frigate. John Fincham design, approved in 1842.
Modernizations
1840s: - 8 x 1 - 163/18 32pdr 56cwt; + 6 x 1 - 204/13 68pdr 65cwt shell SBML
Naval service
Raleigh wrecked 14.4.1857 on a rock off Hong Kong and beached off Macao.
