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FIREBRAND paddle gunvessels (1831-1832)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firebrand | Curling, Young & Co, Limehouse | 4.1831 | 11.7.1831 | 11.7.1831 | tender 4.1834 | ||
| Flamer | Fletcher & Fearnall, Limehouse | 4.1831 | 11.8.1831 | 27.10.1832 | wrecked 22.11.1850 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 510 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t |
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| Length, m | 47.3 pp |
| Breadth, m | 8.05 |
| Draught, m | 2.97 |
| No of shafts | side wheels |
| Machinery | sails + boilers, 1 2-cyl side lever engine |
| Power, h. p. | Firebrand: 140nhp Flamer: 120nhp |
| Max speed, kts | |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 6 x 1 - 107/20 9pdr 13.5cwt SBML |
| Complement | 80 |
Project history
Steam vessels, since 1837 3rd class steam vessels, since 1844 1st class gunvessels. Thomas Ditchburn design.
Modernizations
1832, Firebrand: engine was removed
1833, Firebrand: was re-engined (120nhp)
1840s, Flamer: was armed with 1 x 1 - 160/11 32pdr 25cwt SBML, 2 x 1 - 159/8 32pdr 17cwt SBML carronades
Naval service
Flamer wrecked 12nm E of Monrovia (Liberia) on the Coast of West Africa 22.11.1850.
