HMS Magicienne (1849)
| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Magicienne |
| Ordered: | 25 April 1847 |
| Builder: | Pembroke Dockyard/John Penn & Son |
| Laid down: | September 1847 |
| Launched: | 7 March 1849 |
| Completed: | 20 February 1853 |
| Fate: | Sold for breaking up September 1866 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Magicienne class second class paddle frigate |
| Tons burthen: | 1,255 bm |
| Length: | 210 ft 0 in (64.01 m) (gundeck) 185 ft 6.25 in (56.5468 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Draught: | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2-cylinder oscillating engines paddle wheels 400 nhp, 1,300 ihp speed: 9-10kts. |
| Complement: | 175 |
| Armament: | 16 (later 14) guns: 10 (later 8) x 32pdr guns (Middle deck) 1 x 68 pounder gun (Upper deck) 1 x 10 in gun (Upper deck) 4 x 32pdr guns (Upper deck) |
| Notes: | Displaced 2,300 tons |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Magicienne.
HMS Magicienne was a 16 gun steam powered paddle frigate of the Royal Navy built at Pembroke Dockyard and launched on 7 March 1849.
Design and Construction
She was part of the two-ship class of Magicienne-class second class paddle frigates. [1] She and her sister Valorous were originally ordered in 25 April 1847[1] as First Class sloops to John Edye's design, approved on 12 August 1847. On 5 August 1847 they were re-ordered as 210 ft (64 m) vessels. When finished, they constituted the last group of paddle warships built for the Royal Navy.
Disposal
She was sold to Marshall of Plymouth for breaking up in September 1866.[1]
Footnotes
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif, The Sail and Steam Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889, pub Chatham, 2004, ISBN 1-86176-032-9
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