Clown-class gunboat

A typical 'Crimea gunboat'
Class overview
NameClown class
Operators Royal Navy
Preceded byCheerful class
Succeeded byAlgerine class
Built1856
In commission1856 – 1871
Completed12
Lost2
General characteristics [1]
Type'Crimean' gunboat
Tons burthen232 8094 tons bm
Length
  • 110 ft (34 m) (gundeck)
  • 95 ft 5.25 in (29.0894 m) (keel)
Beam21 ft 10 in (6.65 m)
Draught4 ft 0 in (1.22 m)
Depth of hold6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
  • 1-cylinder horizontal direct-acting single-expansion steam engine
  • Single screw
Speed7.5 kn (13.9 km/h)
Crew30
Armament1 × 68-pounder, 1 × 32-pounder SBML guns

The Clown-class gunboat was a class of twelve gunboats ordered by the Royal Navy in January 1856 for use in the Crimean War, although by the time they were completed, later that year, the Crimean War was over and some of these gunboats were sent to the Far East and took part in the Second Opium War.

  1. ^ Winfield, p.229–230