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TIGER paddle frigate (1852)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger | Chatham DYd | 11.1847 | 1.12.1849 | 21.8.1852 | wrecked 12.5.1854 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1222bm |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t |
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| Length, m | 62.5 pp |
| Breadth, m | 11.0 |
| Draught, m | 7.47 hold depth |
| No of shafts | 2 side wheels |
| Machinery | sails + boilers, 1 2-cyl SE oscillating |
| Power, h. p. | 1300 |
| Max speed, kts | 9 - 10 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 2 x 1 - 254/11 10'' 84cwt shell SBML, 14 x 1 - 162/17 32pdr 50cwt SBML |
| Complement | 175 |
Project history
16-gun 2nd class paddle frigate, John Edye design, approved in 1847. Wooden hull.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Tiger grounded off Odessa 12.5.1854 and set on fire by Russian coastal artillery, then blew up after gunfire of British ships.
