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MINX screw gunvessel (1854)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minx | Miller, Ravenhill & Co, Blackwall | 5.9.1845 | 5.9.1846 | 4.6.1854 | water tanker 1859 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 250 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t |
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| Length, m | 39.6 pp |
| Breadth, m | 6.71 |
| Draught, m | 2.79 hold depth |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | sails + boilers, 1 2-cyl HSE, oscillating |
| Power, h. p. | 36ihp |
| Max speed, kts | 5.4 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 254/11 10'' 86cwt SBML |
| Complement | 60 |
Project history
Iron-hulled 2nd class gunvessel, Sir William Symonds design, approved in 1845. Half-sister to wooden Teazer. In 1846 Minx received 234ihp 2-cyl VSE, oscillating, giving her 9.1kts speed but in 1849, before the completion, it was replaced by much weaker HSE.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
