| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Lightning | Deptford DYd | 2.1823 | 19.9.1823 | 18.12.1823 | tender 10.1843, gunvessel 1864, BU 1872 | ||
| Meteor | Deptford DYd | 2.1823 | 17.2.1824 | 10.6.1824 | tug 1841 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
349 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
38.4 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
6.91 |
|
Draught, m |
2.90 |
|
No of shafts |
side wheels |
|
Machinery |
sails + boiers, 2 2-cyl side lever SE |
|
Power, h. p. |
100nhp |
|
Max speed, kts |
11 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 93/16 6pdr 6cwt SBML (brass) |
|
Complement |
20 |
Project history: Oliver Lang design of 1822. Ordered to meet Admiralty need for steam tugs for Plymouth and Portsmouth.
Modernizations: 1830s, both: + 1 x 1 - 93/16 6pdr 6cwt SBML (brass)
Naval service: No significant events.
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