| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Rifleman | Portsmouth DYd | 7.1845 | 10.8.1846 | 1.7.1848 | survey ship 1862 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
624 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
45.7 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
8.08 |
|
Draught, m |
4.72 hold depth |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
sails + boilers, 1 2-cyl HSE, geared |
|
Power, h. p. |
367ihp |
|
Max speed, kts |
9.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal |
|
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 254/11 10'' 85cwt SBML, 4 x 1 - 160/11 32pdr 25cwt SBML |
|
Complement |
80 |
Project history: Wooden-hulled 1st class gunvessel, John Fincham design, approved in 1845. Similar to iron-hulled Sharpshooter. Rerated as 3rd class sloop in 1854. Sepoy and Cossack were also ordered in 1846 but cancelled in 1849.
Modernizations: 1848: re-engined with 1 2-cyl VSE, oscillating, geared (188ihp, 8kts)
Naval service: No significant events.
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