HMS Basilisk (1848)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Basilisk and HMAS Basilisk.

Basilisk (left) and the merchantman Queen Anne (right)
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Basilisk
Ordered26 March 1846
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Cost£54,745[1][Note 1]
Laid downNovember 1846
Launched22 August 1848
CommissionedJuly 1852
FateBroken up at Chatham in 1882
General characteristics [1]
TypeFirst-class paddle sloop
Displacement1,710 tons
Tons burthen
  • Designed: 1,00124/94 bm
  • As built: 1,031 bm[Note 2]
Length
  • 190 ft 0 in (57.9 m) (gundeck)
  • 166 ft 1 in (50.6 m) (keel)
Beam34 ft 0 in (10.4 m)
Depth of hold21 ft 6 in (6.6 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
  • 2-cylinder oscillating steam engine
  • Paddle wheels
Sail planBarque
Complement145
Armament
  • 1 × 68-pounder (95 cwt) pivot gun
  • 1 × 10-inch (84 cwt) gun
  • 4 × 32-pounder (42 cwt) guns

HMS Basilisk was a first-class paddle sloop of the Royal Navy, built at the Woolwich Dockyard and launched on 22 August 1848.[2]

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  2. ^ Bastock, p.57-58.


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