&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:HMS_Majicienne_in_the_Bay_of_Naples_1886.jpg) HMS Magicienne in the Bay of Naples
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Magicienne |
| Ordered | 25 April 1847 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | September 1847 |
| Launched | 7 March 1849 |
| Completed | 20 February 1853 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, September 1866 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type | Magicienne-class second-class paddle frigate |
| Tons burthen | 1,25812⁄94 bm |
| Length | 210 ft (64 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Draught | 8 ft 4 in (2.5 m) (deep load) |
| Depth of hold | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) |
| Installed power | 400 nhp, 1,300 ihp (970 kW) |
| Propulsion | Paddle wheels; oscillating steam engines |
| Speed | 9–10 knots (17–19 km/h; 10–12 mph) |
| Complement | 175 |
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HMS Magicienne was the lead ship of her class of two 16-gun, steam-powered second-class paddle frigates built for the Royal Navy in the 1850s. Commissioned in 1853 she played a small role in the Crimean War of 1854–1855 and was sold for scrap in 1866.