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AMPHION 5th rate screw frigate (1847)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amphion (ex-Ambuscade) | Woolwich DYd | 15.4.1840 | 14.1.1846 | 13.5.1847 | sold 10.1863 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 2050 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t |
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| Length, m | 53.9 pp |
| Breadth, m | 12.9 |
| Draught, m | 5.83 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + boilers, 1 2-cyl HSE, direct acting |
| Power, h. p. | 592ihp |
| Max speed, kts | 6.8 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 2 x 1 - 206/15 68pdr 95cwt shell SBML, 6 x 1 - 204/13 8'' 65cwt shell SBML, 14 x 1 - 163/18 32pdr 56cwt SBML, 14 x 1 - 161/15 32pdr 42cwt SBML |
| Complement | 320 |
Project history
Prototype screw frigate conversion, White design of 1844. Originally ordered in 1828 as sailing 5th rate frigate Ambuscade (renamed in 1831) and begun in 1840 but reordered in 1844 as Steam Vessel (SV1), in 1845 rerated as 1st class frigate.
Modernizations
1848: reduced to 30-gun
1856: reverted to 36-gun
Naval service
No significant events.
