| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Barracouta | Pembroke DYd | 5.1849 | 31.3.1851 | 30.7.1853 | BU 12.1881 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1676 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
58.0 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
10.7 |
|
Draught, m |
2.54 |
|
No of shafts |
2 side wheels |
|
Machinery |
sails + boilers, 1 2-cyl SE direct action |
|
Power, h. p. |
300nhp 881ihp |
|
Max speed, kts |
10.5 |
|
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. Committee of Reference design, approved in 1848. Wooden hull.
Modernizations: 1856: - 1 x 1 - 254/11, 4 x 1 - 160/11; + 1 x 1 - 206/15 68pdr 95cwt shell SBML, 4 x 1 - 161/15 32pdr 42cwt SBML
1862: - 1 x 1 - 206/15; + 1 x 1 - 183/14 110pdr 82cwt BL
Naval service: No significant events.
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