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ANTELOPE paddle sloops (1847-1848)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope | Ditchburn & Mare, Blackwall | 10.12.1845 | 20.7.1846 | 4.9.1847 | sold 9.1883 | ||
| Oberon | Ditchburn & Mare, Blackwall | 7.1.1846 | 2.1.1847 | 13.11.1847 | to War Office 1870 | ||
| Triton | Ditchburn & Mare, Blackwall (C J Mare & Co, Blackwall) | 3.12.1845 | 24.10.1846 | 13.4.1848 | sold 2.1872 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1055 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t |
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| Length, m | 51.8 pp |
| Breadth, m | 8.53 |
| Draught, m | 3.20 |
| No of shafts | 2 side wheels |
| Machinery | sails + boilers, 1 2-cyl SE oscillating |
| Power, h. p. | 260nhp |
| Max speed, kts | 10.5-11 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 2 x 1 - 206/15 68pdr 95cwt shell SBML, 3 x 1 - 159/8 32pdr 17cwt SBML |
| Complement | 100 |
Project history
3rd class iron-hulled sloops, also listed as packets. Thomas Ditchburn design, approved in 1845. Built for the mail service between the Ionian Islands, Malta and Greece. Later reclassed as gunvessels.
Modernizations
1856, all: were armed with 1 x 1 - 161/16 32pdr 45cwt SBML, 2 x 1 - 160/11 32pdr 25cwt SBML
Naval service
No significant events.
