A Jackal-class gunvessel
| |
Class overview | |
---|---|
Name | Jackal class |
Builders | Robert Napier and Sons, Govan |
Operators | Royal Navy |
Preceded by | Nil |
Succeeded by | Torch class |
Built | 1844 |
In service | 1845-1887 |
Completed | 2 |
Scrapped | 2 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Iron second-class gunvessel |
Tons burthen | 340 bm |
Length |
|
Beam | 22 ft 6 in (6.9 m) |
Depth of hold | 12 ft 9+1⁄2 in (3.9 m) |
Installed power | |
Propulsion |
|
Sail plan | 2-masted schooner |
Complement | 60 |
Armament |
|
The Jackal-class gunvessel (alternatively spelled Jackall) was a class of two second-class iron paddle gunvessels built for the Royal Navy in the mid 1840s. They served in the Mediterranean and South Atlantic, and latterly on fishery protection duties off Scotland.
Cite error: There are <ref group=Note>
tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=Note}}
template (see the help page).