HMS Surly (1856)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Surly.

Surly's sister ship Raven, built to the same design
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Surly
Ordered4 October 1855
BuilderT & W Smith, Newcastle
Laid down15 October 1855
Launched18 March 1856
Commissioned5 July 1856
FateSold at auction 21 October 1869
General characteristics
Displacement284 tons
Tons burthen23268⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • 106 feet (32 m) (gundeck)
  • 93 feet 2+1⁄2 inches (28.410 m) (keel)
Beam22 feet (6.7 m)
Draught6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m)
Depth of hold8 feet (2.4 m)
Propulsion
  • 3 cylindrical boilers
  • Horizontal single expansion direct acting 217 indicated horsepower (162 kW) engine
  • Single screw
Sail planThree masts
Speed7.5 knots (14 km/h)
Complement36-40 men
Armament

HMS Surly was an Albacore-class gunboat built for the Royal Navy. She was constructed in Newcastle by T & W Smith as part of the second batch, ordered in early October 1855,[1] and was launched on 18 March 1856. After commissioning she served in the Steam Reserve and Coastguard Reserve. She was sold out of service in 1869.

  1. ^ Winfield, Rif (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1817-1863: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Seaforth Publishing. p. 367. ISBN 978-1-84832-169-4.