NAVYPEDIA

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Akbar			Robert Napier, Govan			1841	sold 2.1859
Memnon			Fletcher & Fearnall, Limehouse			1841	wrecked 4.8.1843

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	1140-1143bm
Displacement full, t
Length, m	62.9 pp
Breadth, m	10.4
Draught, m	4.42
No of shafts	2 side wheels
Machinery	sails + boilers, 1 SE
Power, h. p.	Akbar: 350nhp Memnon: 400nhp
Max speed, kts
Fuel, t	coal
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	Memnon: 2 x 1 - 200/12 64pdr SBML, 4 x 1 - 161/15 32pdr SBML
Complement

Project history

Frigates built for the Indian Navy.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

Memnon wrecked near Cape Guardafui 4.8.1843.