HMS Jackal (1844)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Jackal.
HMS Jackal (alternatively spelled Jackall) was a Jackal-class second-class iron paddle gunvessel of the Royal Navy.
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A Jackal-class gunvessel | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Jackal |
Ordered | 16 January 1844 |
Builder | Robert Napier and Sons, Govan |
Cost | Hull £5,680, machinery £6,000, fitting £2,985[1] |
Yard number | 8 |
Laid down | 1844 |
Launched | 28 October 1844 |
Commissioned | 22 September 1845 |
Fate | Sold for breaking, November 1887 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | Jackal-class second-class gunvessel |
Tons burthen | 340 bm |
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Beam | 22 ft 6 in (6.9 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 9+1⁄2 in (3.9 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Sail plan | 2-masted schooner |
Complement | 60 |
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