| History | |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Bloodhound |
| Ordered | 16 January 1844 |
| Builder | Robert Napier and Sons, Govan |
| Yard number | 10 |
| Laid down | 1844 |
| Launched | 9 January 1845 |
| Commissioned | 26 September 1845 |
| Reclassified | Fitted as a tender to Sampson, 1849-51 |
| Fate | Broken up in 1866 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Second-class gunvessel |
| Tons burthen | 378 10/94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 23 ft (7.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | 2-masted schooner |
| Complement | 60 |
| Armament |
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HMS Bloodhound was an iron-hulled paddle gunvessel of the Royal Navy. She was built by Robert Napier and Sons at Govan, to a design drawn up by the builder. She was fitted as a tender to the paddle frigate Sampson at Portsmouth between 1849 and 1851,
She was broken up in 1866. [2] [1]
Notes
- ^ 22 cwt is the weight of the gun ("cwt" = hundredweight)
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.
- Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.