| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Argus | Portsmouth DYd | 6.1848 | 15.12.1849 | 2.5.1853 | BU 10.1881 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1630 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
58.0 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
10.2 |
|
Draught, m |
2.51 |
|
No of shafts |
2 side wheels |
|
Machinery |
sails + boilers, 1 2-cyl SE oscillating |
|
Power, h. p. |
300nhp 764ihp |
|
Max speed, kts |
10 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 254/11 10'' 84cwt shell SBML, 4 x 1 - 160/11 32pdr 25cwt SBML |
|
Complement |
100 |
Project history: 2nd class sloop. John Fincham design, approved in 1849. Originally planned as Alecto class but design was lengthened. Barque-rigged. Wooden hull.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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