Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Grappler | William Fairbairn & Co, Millwall | 1844 | 30.12.1845 | 26.11.1846 | sold 2.1850 |
Displacement normal, t |
557bm |
Displacement full, t |
|
Length, m |
50.3 pp |
Breadth, m |
8.08 |
Draught, m |
5.05 hold depth |
No of shafts |
side wheels |
Machinery |
sails + boilers, 1 4-cyl side lever engine, 'Siamese' type |
Power, h. p. |
220nhp |
Max speed, kts |
|
Fuel, t |
coal |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 160/11 32pdr 26cwt SBML, 2 x 1 - 159/8 32pdr 17cwt SBML carronades |
Complement |
80 |
Project history: 1st class iron-hulled gunvessel. Builder's design. Hull was very fastly corroded and service time was short.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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