![]() HMS Raven, one of the Albacore class, in Kingstown Harbour, Dublin
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Class overview | |
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Name | Albacore class (1855) |
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Preceded by | Dapper class |
Succeeded by | Cheerful class |
Built | 1855–56 |
In commission | 1855 – 1881 |
Completed | 98 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | 'Crimean' gunboat |
Tons burthen | 232 68⁄94 tons bm |
Length |
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Beam | 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m) |
Draught | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed | 7.5 kn (13.9 km/h) |
Crew | 36–40 |
Armament |
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The Albacore-class gunboat, also known as "Crimean gunboat", was a class of 98 gunboats built for the Royal Navy in 1855 and 1856 for use in the 1853-1856 Crimean War.[1] The design of the class, by W. H. Walker, was approved on 18 April 1855. The first vessels were ordered the same day, and 48 were on order by July; a second batch, which included Surly, were ordered in early October.[2]