| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Retribution (ex-Watt, ex-Dragon) | Chatham DYd | 8.1842 | 2.7.1844 | 23.12.1845 | sold 7.1864 |
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Displacement normal, t |
1641bm |
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Displacement full, t |
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Length, m |
67.1 pp |
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Breadth, m |
12.3 |
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Draught, m |
3.13 |
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No of shafts |
2 side wheels |
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Machinery |
sails + 4 boilers, 1 4-cyl VSE direct action 'Siamese' type |
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Power, h. p. |
800nhp |
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Max speed, kts |
10 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 530 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 206/16 8'' 112cwt shell SBML, 9 x 1 - 204/13 8'' 65cwt shell SBML |
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Complement |
175 |
Project history: 1st rate steam vessel, later 1st class frigate, 22 guns, from 1856 28 guns. John Edye design, approved in 1842.
Modernizations: 1849: re-engined with 1 2-cyl oscillating engine (400nhp); + 12 x 1 - 162/17 32pdr 50cwt SBML
1850s: + 6 x 1 - 162/17 32pdr 50cwt SBML
Naval service: No significant events.
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