Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Ariadne | John Laird, Sons & Co, Birkenhead // East India Co, Bombay | 12.1839 | 1840 | foundered 23.6.1842 | |||
Medusa | John Laird, Sons & Co, Biirkenhead // East India Co, Bombay | 12.1839 | 1840 | wrecked 9.12.1853 |
Displacement normal, t |
432bm |
Displacement full, t |
|
Length, m |
42.4 pp |
Breadth, m |
7.92 |
Draught, m |
|
No of shafts |
2 side wheels |
Machinery |
sails + boilers, 1 SE |
Power, h. p. |
70nhp |
Max speed, kts |
|
Fuel, t |
coal |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
Armament |
|
Complement |
Project history: Iron-hulled paddle sloops. They were constructed in sections, shipped out to Bombay and assembled there.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: Ariadne foundered off Chusan (China) 23.6.1842. Medusa wrecked on the coast of Bengal 9.12.1853.
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