| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Centaur | Portsmouth DYd | 12.1844 | 6.10.1845 | 3.2.1849 | BU 9.1864 | ||
| Dragon (ex-Janus) | Pembroke DYd | 1.1844 | 17.7.1845 | 7.1847 | sold 10.1864 |
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Displacement normal, t |
1269bm |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
61.0 pp |
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Breadth, m |
11.4 |
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Draught, m |
7.01 hold depth |
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No of shafts |
2 side wheels |
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Machinery |
sails + 4 tubular boilers, 1 2-cyl VSE direct action |
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Power, h. p. |
Centaur: 540nhp Dragon: 560nhp |
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Max speed, kts |
Centaur: 10.5 Dragon: 11.5 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 430 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armament |
Centaaur: 2 x 1 - 206/15 68pdr 95cwt shell SBML, 4 x 1 - 204/13 68pdr 65cwt shell SBML, 2 x 1 - 159/8 32pdr 17cwt SBML carronades Dragon: 2 x 1 - 206/16 8'' 112cwt shell SBML, 4 x 1 - 204/13 68pdr 65cwt shell SBML, 2 x 1 - 147/8 24pdr SBML carronades |
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Complement |
175 |
Project history: Steam vessels (SV1), later 2nd class frigate, 6 guns, rerated sloops in 1859. Sir William Symonds design, approved in 1844. Ordered to Firebrand design, amended to lengthen by 3m. Brig-rigged on completion, mizzens were added later.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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