NAVYPEDIA

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Spitfire			Deptford DYd	6.1844	26.3.1845	30.6.1845	survey ship 1851

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	432bm
Displacement full, t
Length, m	44.9 pp
Breadth, m	7.65
Draught, m	1.85
No of shafts	side wheels
Machinery	sails + boilers, 1 2-cyl side lever engine
Power, h. p.	140nhp
Max speed, kts
Fuel, t	coal
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	1 x 1 - 160/11 32pdr 26cwt SBML, 2 x 1 - 159/8 32pdr 17cwt SBML carronades
Complement	80

Project history

5th class steam vessel, since 1844 1st class gunvessel. 'Admiralty' design, approved in 1843.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.