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CONFLICT screw sloops (1849-1853)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conflict | Pembroke DYd | 7.1845 | 5.8.1846 | 20.11.1849 | sold 1863 | ||
| Desperate | Pembroke DYd | 10.1845 | 23.5.1849 | 9.5.1853 | BU 8.1865 | ||
| Enchantress | Pembroke DYd | 1846 | --- | --- | cancelled 4.1851 | ||
| Falcon | Pembroke DYd | 1846 | --- | --- | cancelled 4.1851 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1628 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 58.7 pp |
| Breadth, m | 10.5 |
| Draught, m | 4.80 mean |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | Conflict: sails + boilers, 1 4-cyl SE Desperate: sails + boilers, 1 4-cyl SE, geared |
| Power, h. p. | Conflict: 772ihp Desperate: 699ihp |
| Max speed, kts | 9.4 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armament | 6 x 1 - 204/13 68pdr 65cwt shell SBML, 2 x 1 - 194/16 56pdr 85cwt SBML, 2 x 1 - 160/11 32pdr 25cwt SBML |
| Complement | 145 |
Project history
1st class 8-gun wooden-hulled sloops. Sir William Symonds design, approved in 1845. Both were lengthened by 2.3m before completion.
Modernizations
1857, both: - 2 x 1 - 194/16, 2 x 1 - 160/11; + 1 x 1 - 254/11 10'' 85cwt shell SBML, 1 x 1 - 206/15 68pdr 95cwt shell SBML
Naval service
No significant events.
