| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Montezuma |
| Builder | Green, Wigram's & Green, at Blackwall. |
| Completed | 1842 |
| Acquired | 1842 |
| Commissioned | 1842 |
| Decommissioned | 1847 |
| Maiden voyage | 1842 |
| In service | 1842 |
| Out of service | sold to the Spanish Navy in Cuba in 1847 |
| Renamed | Castilla |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,080 to 1,111 tons |
| Length | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Beam | 10.4 m (34 ft) |
| Depth | 6.5 ft (2.0 m) |
| Installed power | 300 nhp. Made and fitted by Seaward & Capel. 21 strokes per minute. |
| Propulsion | wind and steam |
| Notes | built for the Mexican Navy. |
The Mexican Navy steam paddle frigate Montezuma was part of the Mexican Navy from 1842 to 1847. She participated in the Naval Battle of Campeche in 1843. She was one of the first paddle warships to see action in a naval battle. She was then purchased by the Spanish Navy, renamed Castilla and was their first steam warship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.