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TERMAGANT screw frigate (1854)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Termagant | Deptford DYd | 4.1845 | 25.9.1847 | 12.10.1854 | sold 3.1867 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 2312 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t |
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| Length, m | 64.0 pp |
| Breadth, m | 12.3 |
| Draught, m | 5.06 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + boilers, 1 4-cyl HSE, geared |
| Power, h. p. | 1351ihp |
| Max speed, kts | 9.5 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | as designed: 6 x 1 - 254/11 10'' 84cwt shell SBML, 2 x 1 - 206/16 8'' 112cwt shell SBML, 12 x 1 - 177/17 42pdr 84cwt SBML, 8 x 1 - 163/18 32pdr 56cwt SBML |
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Project history
2nd class 24-gun frigate, since 1846 1st class. White design of 1844. Sister-ship Euphrates (lengthened before cancellation to 65.7m pp, 2402t) was cancelled. Termagant was designed as 28-gun ship, but was completed with only 24. Wooden hull.
Modernizations
1854: re-engined with 1 2-cyl HSE (1206ihp, 10.7kts)
1856: + 1 x 1 - 254/11 10'' 85cwt shell SBML
Naval service
No significant events.
