Gleaner-class gunboat

Class overview
NameGleaner class
Operators Royal Navy
Succeeded byDapper class
Built1854
In commission1854 – 1864
Completed6
General characteristics [1]
Type'Crimean' gunboat
Tons burthen215 5394 tons bm
Length
  • 100 ft (30 m) (gundeck)
  • 86 ft 4 in (26.31 m) (keel)
Beam22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
Draught7 ft 10 in (2.39 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
  • 2-cylinder horizontal single expansion steam engine
  • Single screw
Speed7.5 kn (13.9 km/h)
Crew36
Armament

The Gleaner (or Pelter)-class gunboat was a class of six gunboats built for the Royal Navy in 1854 for use in the Crimean War.[1]

  1. ^ a b Winfield, p.223