| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | HMS Conflict |
| Ordered | 5 February 1845 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | July 1845 |
| Launched | 5 August 1846 |
| Commissioned | 4 October 1849 |
| Honours and awards | Baltic 1854–55[1] |
| Fate | Sold 1863 for breaking |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Type | First-class sloop |
| Displacement | 1,628 tons |
| Tons burthen | 1,03869/94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 34 ft 4 in (10.5 m) maximum, 34 ft 4 in (10.5 m) for tonnage |
| Draught | 15 ft 9 in (4.8 m) mean |
| Depth of hold | 22 ft 8+1⁄2 in (6.9 m) |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 175 |
| Armament |
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Conflict was originally slated to be built to the Sampson designed steam vessel rated as a Steam Vessel First Class (SV1); however, the Admiralty, first rerated the vessels as First Class Sloops on 19 April 1845 then on 9 May 1845, she was ordered from a design of Sir William Symonds,Surveyor of the Navy.[3] Originally designated as 10-gun vessels with 400 NHP engines. She served in the Baltic during the Russian war of 1854–55. She was sold for breaking in 1863.[2]
Conflict was the fourth named vessel since its introduction for a 12-gun gun brig launched by Dudman at Deptford on 17 April 1801 and wrecked on the French Coast on 24 October 1804.[4]