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HMS Porcupine
Bringing a dredge trawl back aboard HMS Porcupine, by Sir Charles Wyville Thomson
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Porcupine
Ordered11 November 1843[1]
BuilderDeptford Dockyard
CostHull £7,997, fitting out £7,050[1]
Launched17 June 1844[1]
Commissioned19 August 1844[1]
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Survey ship 1862
Sold 1883[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeSteam vessel, re-classified in 1844 as first-class steam gunvessel
Displacement490 tons[2]
Tons burthen381 68/94 bm
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141 ft (43 m) (keel)
124 ft 7.5 in (37.986 m) (gundeck)
Beam24 ft 1.5 in (7.353 m)
Depth of hold13 ft (4.0 m)
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132 nominal horsepower
285 ihp (213 kW)[1]
Propulsion
  • 2-cylinder side lever steam engine[Note 1]
  • Tubular boilers
  • Single screw[1]
Crew80[1]
Armament
  • 1 x 32-pdr (26cwt) on pivot
  • 2 x 32-pdr (17cwt) carronades

HMS Porcupine was a Royal Navy 3-gun wooden paddle steamer.[3]


Notes

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  1. ^ The engine was removed from HMS Black Eagle (ex Firebrand)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Winfield (2003) p.?
  2. ^ William Loney website
  3. ^ Allaby, Michael (2009). Oceans: A Scientific History of Oceans and Marine Life. Facts on File. p. 128. ISBN 978-0816060993.


Category:1844 ships Category:Ships built in Deptford Category:Victorian-era naval ships of the United Kingdom Category:Royal Navy gunvessels Category:Royal Navy survey ships

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