HMS Jackal (1844)

A Jackal-class gunvessel
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Jackal
Ordered	16 January 1844
Builder	Robert Napier and Sons, Govan
Cost	Hull £5,680, machinery £6,000, fitting £2,985[1]
Yard number	8
Laid down	1844
Launched	28 October 1844
Commissioned	22 September 1845
Fate	Sold for breaking, November 1887
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Jackal-class second-class gunvessel
Tons burthen	340 bm
Length	142 ft 7+1⁄4 in (43.5 m) (overall) 126 ft 10+1⁄2 in (38.7 m) (keel)
Beam	22 ft 6 in (6.9 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 9+1⁄2 in (3.9 m)
Installed power	150 nhp 455 ihp (339 kW)
Propulsion	2-cylinder side-lever steam engine Paddle wheels
Sail plan	2-masted schooner
Complement	60
Armament	1 × 18-pounder (22cwt)[Note 1] carronade on pivot 2 × 24-pounder (13cwt) carronades

HMS Jackal (alternatively spelled Jackall) was a Jackal-class second-class iron paddle gunvessel of the Royal Navy.

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