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RATTLER screw sloop (1845)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rattler | Sheerness DYd | 4.1842 | 13.4.1843 | 30.1.1845 | BU 11.1856 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 894 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 53.8 pp 59.4 oa |
| Breadth, m | 9.96 |
| Draught, m | 3.51 mean |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + boilers, 1 4-cyl VSE, driving propeller through straps |
| Power, h. p. | 437ihp |
| Max speed, kts | 9.6 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 1 x 1 - 204/13 8'' 60cwt shell SBML, 8 x 1 - 160/11 32pdr 25cwt SBML |
| Complement | 120 |
Project history
9-gun sloop. Sir William Symonds design of 1844, based on Alecto class paddle sloops. Ordered as new vessel, using 'such parts of the frame of the original Rattler as feasible'. Engine was fitted at Maudslay's Yard, coppered at Woowich DYd.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
