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DIADEM 4th rate screw frigates (1858-1859)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diadem | Pembroke DYd | 6.1855 | 14.10.1856 | 3.1.1858 | sold 1.1875 | ||
| Doris | Pembroke DYd | 6.1856 | 25.3.1857 | 30.3.1859 | sold 1885 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 3714 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t |
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| Length, m | 73.2 pp |
| Breadth, m | 14.6 |
| Draught, m | 5.77 hold depth |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | Diadem: sails + rectangular boilers, 1 2-cyl HSE Doris: sails + rectangular boilers, 1 2-cyl HSE, trunk |
| Power, h. p. | Diadem: 2979ihp Doris: 3087ihp |
| Max speed, kts | Diadem: 12 Doris: 12.9 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 20 x 1 - 254/11 10'' 85cwt shell SBML, 2 x 1 - 206/15 68pdr 95cwt shell SBML, 10 x 1 - 163/18 32pdr 56cwt SBML |
| Complement | 475 |
Project history
32-gun frigates, originally corvettes. Surveyor's Department design, approved in 1855. The first pair of 'Walker Big Frigates'. Originally ordered in 1854 as 'special type (frigate-) corvettes' of 30 guns, although rated 1st class frigates. Orlando ordered in 1855, was originally built to same design. Wooden hull.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
