| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Sharpshooter | Ditchburn & Mare, Orchard | 8.1845 | 25.7.1846 | 16.5.1848 | sold 12.1869 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
658 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
|
Length, m |
45.8 pp |
|
Breadth, m |
8.12 |
|
Draught, m |
4.80 hold depth |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
sails + boilers, 1 2-cyl HSE, geared |
|
Power, h. p. |
348ihp |
|
Max speed, kts |
9.3 |
|
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: Iron-hulled 1st class gunvessel, John Fincham design, approved in 1845. Half-sister to wooden Rifleman.
Modernizations: 1864: re-engined with 1 2-cyl HSE (438ihp, 8.4kts)
Naval service: No significant events.
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