&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:H.M._Steam-ship_%27Tiger%27_ILN-1854-0603-0020.jpg) Steam frigate Tiger.
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Tiger |
| Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
| Launched | 1 December 1849 |
| Fate | Grounded and subsequently sunk by Russian artillery, 11 May 1854 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steam sloop, reclassified as 2nd class frigate, 1852 |
| Tons burthen | 1,221 tons bm |
| Propulsion | 400 hp (298 kW) steam engine, side paddle-wheels |
| Armament | 16 guns |
| Service record | |
| Commanders: | Capt. Henry Wells Giffard |
| Operations: | Bombardment of Odessa |
HMS Tiger was a steam frigate of the British Royal Navy launched in 1849, which was lost in 1854 after grounding near Odessa during the Crimean War.