| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Sidon | Deptford DYd | 26.5.1845 | 26.5.1846 | 26.11.1846 | sold 7.1864 |
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Displacement normal, t |
1316bm |
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Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
64.2 pp |
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Breadth, m |
11.3 |
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Draught, m |
2.84 |
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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. |
560nhp |
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Max speed, kts |
10 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 650 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 206/14 68pdr 88cwt shell SBML, 14 x 1 - 204/13 8'' 60cwt shell SBML, 6 x 1 - 204/12 8'' 52cwt shell SBML |
|
Complement |
270 |
Project history: 1st class frigate, 22 guns. Sir Charles Napier design, approved in 1845. Design was based on Odin with increases depth in hold to carry additional coal.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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