HMS Cormorant was a Driver-class wooden paddle sloop of the Royal Navy that operated from 1843 to 1853.
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 Sister-ship, HMS Driver |
| History |
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 United Kingdom |
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| Name | HMS Cormorant |
| Ordered | 18 March 1841 |
| Builder | Sheerness Dockyard |
| Cost | £44,898 |
| Laid down | 17 May 1841 |
| Launched | 13 January 1842 |
| Commissioned | 8 February 1843 |
| Fate | Broken up on 17 August 1853 |
| General characteristics |
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| Class & type | Driver-class wooden paddle sloop |
| Displacement | 1,590 tons |
| Tons burthen | 1,055 62⁄94 bm |
| Length | 180 ft (54.9 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Installed power | 280 nhp |
| Propulsion |
- William Fairbairn 2-cylinder direct-acting steam engine
- Paddles
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| Sail plan | Brig-rigged |
| Complement | 149 (later 160) |
| Armament |
- 2 × 10-inch/42-pounder (84 cwt) pivot guns
- 2 × 68-pounder guns (64 cwt)
- 2 × 42-pounder (22 cwt) guns
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