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PLUMPER screw sloop (1848)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumper | Portsmouth DYd | 10.1847 | 5.4.1848 | 17.12.1848 | survey vessel 1860 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 577 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 42.7 pp |
| Breadth, m | 8.48 |
| Draught, m | 3.47 mean |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + boilers, 1 2-cyl VSE, oscillating, geared |
| Power, h. p. | 148ihp |
| Max speed, kts | 7.4 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 2 x 1 - 163/18 32pdr 56cwt SBML, 6 x 1 - 160/11 32pdr 25cwt SBML |
| Complement | 100 |
Project history
8-gun wooden-hulled sloop. John Fincham design of 1847.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
