Английская Википедия:HMS Vulture (1843)
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Шаблон:Infobox ship imageШаблон:Infobox ship careerШаблон:Infobox ship characteristicsHMS Vulture was one of three 6-gun, steam-powered Шаблон:Sclass second-class paddle frigates built for the Royal Navy in the 1840s. She was initially deployed to the East Indies where she participated in actions against China and then played a minor role in the Crimean War of 1854–1855. The ship was sold for scrap in 1863.
Design and construction
Vulture had a length at the gun deck of Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert at the keel. She had a beam of Шаблон:Convert, and a depth of hold of Шаблон:Convert. The ship's tonnage was 1,190Шаблон:Fraction tons burthen and she displaced Шаблон:Convert. Her crew numbered 175–195 officers and ratings.[1]
The ship was fitted with a pair of steam engines rated at 476 nominal horsepower, that had two vertical cylinders of Шаблон:Convert diameter with Шаблон:Convert stroke, that used steam provided by four boilers. The paddle wheels were Шаблон:Convert diameter to the extremity of the floats, which were Шаблон:Convert wide.[2] Vulture carried six guns – two 8-inch guns of 95 cwt[Note 1] mounted on pivots at bow and stern, and four 8-inch guns of 65 cwt on broadside trucks.[3]
She was launched on 21 September 1843 and was then fitted with Fairbairn engines in the East India Docks until 23 January 1844. She had cost £24,323 to build and £22,395 to fit out (including £21,429 for the 476 nhp engines). Vulture was first commissioned in February 1845 for the East Indies, and completed fitting for sea (for a further £9,173) at Sheerness Dockyard until 7 June 1845.[1]
Career
She was involved in the Expedition to Canton of 1847. She paid off on return from the East Indies that same year, and then underwent a small repair at Sheerness and Woolwich in 1848–1849 (for £17,334). She was recommissioned in November 1852[1] and was used in the Baltic theatre of the Crimean War in 1854. She was in action with the Russians on 7 June 1854, in the action at Gamla Carleby, Finland.[4] On 27 August 1855, she ran aground off Hanko Head, Grand Duchy of Finland whilst towing a vessel from Nargen to Farosund. She was severely damaged and was sent back to England for repairs.[5] In February 1859, she ran aground on the Barbary Coast. Vulture was refloated and escorted by Шаблон:HMS to Malta, where she arrived on 21 February in a leaky condition.[6] She was recommissioned again in December 1859 for service in the Mediterranean. The ship was paid off on 5 April 1860, and laid up at Portsmouth. She was sold to Castle & Son, Charlton for scrap in October 1863.[1]
Notes
Citations
Bibliography
- David Lyon and Rif Winfield, The Sail and Steam Navy List 1815–1889. Chatham Publishing, 2004. Шаблон:ISBN.
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External links
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 Winfield, p. 1216
- ↑ "Engines of Her Majesty's steam frigate, the Vulture", The Practical Mechanic and Engineer's Magazine, July 1844, p. 314
- ↑ Lyon & Winfield, p. 151
- ↑ Lambert, Andrew (2004). "Looking for gunboats: British Naval operations in the Gulf of Bothnia, 1854–55". Journal for Maritime Research 6:1, 69, DOI: 10.1080/21533369.2004.9668337
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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