Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Medea | Woolwich DYd | 4.1832 | 2.9.1833 | 3.4.1834 | condemned 12.1866 |
Displacement normal, t |
1142 |
Displacement full, t |
|
Length, m |
54.7 pp |
Breadth, m |
9.73 |
Draught, m |
4.42 |
No of shafts |
2 side wheels |
Machinery |
sails + boilers, 1 2-cyl side lever engine |
Power, h. p. |
350nhp |
Max speed, kts |
|
Fuel, t |
coal |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 254/11 10'' 84cwt shell SBML, 2 x 1 - 160/11 32pdr 25cwt SBML |
Complement |
135 |
Project history: Steam vessel, since 1844 2nd class sloop. Oliver Lang design, approved in 1831.
Modernizations: 1846: was re-engined with 1 4-cyl VDA 'Siamese' type (900ihp, 10.6kts)
Naval service: No significant events.
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