HMS Sidon (1846)

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HMS Sidon was a first-class paddle frigate designed by Sir Charles Napier. Her keel was laid down May 26, 1845 at Deptford Dockyard, and she was launched on May 26, 1846. She had a fairly short career for a warship, but it included the rescue of the crew of the sinking Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation vessel Ariel on May 28, 1848, and a trip up the Nile that same year. She was broken up in July 1864.

See HMS Sidon for other ships of this name.

[edit] General characteristics

  • Displacement: 1316 tons
  • Length: 211 ft (64 m)
  • Beam: 37 ft (11.2 m)
  • Draught: 27 ft (8.2 m)
  • Engines: two direct-acting Seaward engines making 560 horsepower (420 kW)
  • Speed: 10 knots (19 km/h)
  • Armament
    • Middle deck
      • 14 x 8 in (203 mm)/60 hundredweight (3 t) guns
      • 2 x 68 pounder (31 kg)/88 hundredweight (4.5 t) pivots (fore and aft)
    • Quarter deck: 4 x 8 in (203 mm)/52 hundredweight (2.6 t) on slides
    • Fo'c'sle: 2 x 8 in (203 mm)/52 hundredweight (2.6 t) on slides.
  • Silhouette: 3 masts, 2 funnels
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