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HMS Cormorant (1842)

HMS Cormorant was a Driver-class wooden paddle sloop of the Royal Navy that operated from 1843 to 1853.

Sister-ship, HMS Driver
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Cormorant
Ordered18 March 1841
BuilderSheerness Dockyard
Cost£44,898
Laid down17 May 1841
Launched13 January 1842
Commissioned8 February 1843
FateBroken up on 17 August 1853
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeDriver-class wooden paddle sloop
Displacement1,590 tons
Tons burthen1,055 6294 bm
Length180 ft (54.9 m)
Beam36 ft (11.0 m)
Depth of hold21 ft (6.4 m)
Installed power280 nhp
Propulsion
  • William Fairbairn 2-cylinder direct-acting steam engine
  • Paddles
Sail planBrig-rigged
Complement149 (later 160)
Armament
  • 2 × 10-inch/42-pounder (84 cwt) pivot guns
  • 2 × 68-pounder guns (64 cwt)
  • 2 × 42-pounder (22 cwt) guns

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References edit

  • Lyon, David; Winfield, Rif (2004). "The sail & steam Navy list, all the ships of the Royal Navy, 1815-1889". Biblio.com (1 ed.). Retrieved 7 February 2022.

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