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PHAETON 4th rate sailing frigate (1850)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phaeton (ex-Arrogant) | Deptford DYd | 1.9.1845 | 25.11.1848 | 18.2.1850 | screw frigate 1859, BU 6.1875 |
Technical data
| Data variant | sailing | screw |
|---|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 1921bm |
3099 |
| Displacement full, t |
|
|
| Length, m | 56.4 gundeck |
67.1 gundeck |
| Breadth, m | 15.0 |
15.1 |
| Draught, m | 4.84 hold depth |
6.40 |
| No of shafts |
|
1 |
| Machinery | sails |
sails + 1 2-cyl HSE |
| Power, h. p. | 1566ihp |
|
| Max speed, kts | 10.5 |
|
| Fuel, t | coal |
|
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
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| Armament | 10 x 1 - 204/13 68pdr 65cwt shell SBML, 22 x 1 - 163/18 32pdr 56cwt SBML, 18 x 1 - 161/16 32pdr 45cwt SBML |
1 x 1 - 206/15 68pdr 95cwt shell SBML, 8 x 1 - 204/13 68pdr 65cwt shell SBML, 42 x 1 - 163/18 32pdr 56cwt SBML |
| Complement | 500 |
525 |
Project history
50-gun 4th rate 32pdr frigate. White design approved in 1845. Wooden hull.
Modernizations
1859: was converted to screw frigate with data as given in the table
by 1868: was armed with 4 x 1 - 178/18 7'' 6½ton shell SBML, 24 x 1 - 160/16 64pdr 64cwt SBML
Naval service
No significant events.
