HMS Sepoy (1856)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Sepoy.
HMS Sepoy was a 4-gun Albacore-class gunboat of the Royal Navy launched in 1856 and broken up in 1868.
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Name | HMS Sepoy |
Ordered | 4 October 1855 |
Builder | T & W Smith, North Shields |
Cost | £10,725[1] |
Laid down | 8 October 1855 |
Launched | 13 February 1856 |
Commissioned | 5 April 1856[1] |
Fate | Broken up 1868[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Albacore-class gunboat of 1855 |
Displacement | 284 tons |
Tons burthen | 232 68/94 bm |
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Beam | 22 ft 0 in (6.7 m) |
Draught | 6 ft 6 in (2.0 m) |
Depth of hold | 8 ft (2.4 m)[1] |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 7+1⁄2 kn (13.9 km/h) |
Complement | 36 - 40 |
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