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TEAZER screw gunvessel (1848)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teazer | Chatham DYd | 6.8.1845 | 25.6.1846 | 21.12.1848 | sold 6.1862 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 192 |
|---|---|
| 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. | 175ihp |
| Max speed, kts | 6.3 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 254/11 10'' 86cwt SBML |
| Complement | 60 |
Project history
Wooden-hulled 2nd class gunvessel. Sir William Symonds design, approved in 1845. Similar to iron-hulled Minx but with fuller stern section. Boxer and Biter were ordered in 1846 but cancelled in 1849.
Modernizations
1848: re-engined with 1 2-cyl VSE, oscillating (128ihp, 7.7kts)
Naval service
No significant events.
