HMS Merlin (1838)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Merlin |
| Ordered | 10 March 1838 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | April 1838 |
| Launched | 18 September 1838 |
| Completed | April 1839 |
| Commissioned | 20 April 1839 |
| Reclassified | As gunvessel, 1856 |
| Fate | Sold, 18 May 1863 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Tons burthen | 889 14/94 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 33 ft 2 in (10.1 m) |
| Depth | 16 ft 5 in (5.0 m) |
| Installed power | 312 nhp |
| Propulsion | 2 × Steam engines |
| Armament | 2 × 6-pdr carronades |
HMS Merlin was a 2-gun paddle packet boat, the name ship of her class, built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s. She was converted into a survey ship in 1854 and then into a gunvessel two years later.
Description
Merlin had a length at the gun deck of 175 feet (53.3 m) and 153 feet 6 inches (46.8 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 33 feet 2 inches (10.1 m), and a depth of hold of 16 feet 5 inches (5.0 m). The ship's tonnage was 889 14⁄94 tons burthen.[1] The Merlin class was armed with a pair of 6-pounder carronades.[2]
Construction and career
Merlin, the twelfth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 10 March 1838, laid down the following month at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 18 September 1838.[2] She was completed in April 1839 and commissioned on 20 April.[1]
Notes
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.
- Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 1-84415-700-8.
{{cite book}}:|format=requires|url=(help) - 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.