| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Porcupine | Deptford DYd | 1.1844 | 17.6.1844 | 19.8.1844 | survey ship 6.1862 |
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Displacement normal, t |
382bm |
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Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
43.0 pp |
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Breadth, m |
7.35 |
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Draught, m |
3.96 hold depth |
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No of shafts |
side wheels |
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Machinery |
sails + tubular boilers, 1 2-cyl side lever engine |
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Power, h. p. |
132nhp 285ihp |
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Max speed, kts |
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Fuel, t |
coal |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 160/11 32pdr 26cwt SBML, 2 x 1 - 159/8 32pdr 17cwt SBML carronades |
|
Complement |
80 |
Project history: 5th class steam vessel, since 1844 1st class gunvessel. 'Admiralty' design, approved in 1843.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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