| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Castor | Chatham DYd | 1.1830 | 2.5.1832 | 6.1832 | TS 4.1860 | ||
| Amphion | Woolwich DYd | 15.4.1840 | --- | --- | reordered as screw frigate 6.1844 |
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Displacement normal, t |
1284bm 1808 normal |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
48.5 gundeck |
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Breadth, m |
13.0 |
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Draught, m |
4.11 hold depth |
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No of shafts |
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Machinery |
sails |
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Power, h. p. |
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Max speed, kts |
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Fuel, t |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armament |
22 x 1 - 163/18 32pdr 55cwt SBML, 14 x 1 - 160/11 32pdr 25cwt SBML |
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Complement |
315 |
Project history: 36-gun 5th rate 32pdr frigates. Sir Robert Seppings design of 1828, derived from Stag class with increased beam to mount heavier guns.
Modernizations: by 1839: was armed with 4 x 1 - 204/10 68pdr 50cwt shell SBML, 18 x 1 - 163/18 32pdr 56cwt SBML, 14 x 1 - 160/11 32pdr 25cwt SBML
1848: - 2 x 1 - 160/11 32pdr 25cwt; + 2 x 1 - 162/17 32pdr 50cwt SBML
Naval service: No significant events.
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