HMS Sans Pareil (1851)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Sans Pareil.

HMS 'Sans Pareil' in Besika Bay, 3 October 1853
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Sans Pareil
Ordered
  • 27 February 1843 (as 80-gun second rate)
  • 18 May 1849 (as 70-gun screw propelled)
Builder
Laid down1 September 1845
Launched18 March 1851
Commissioned12 November 1852
ReclassifiedReduced to 66-guns in 1866
FateSold for breaking up, March 1867
General characteristics as planned
Class and typeSecond rate ship of the line
Tons burthen2242 bm
Length193 ft (58.8 m) (overall)
Beam52 ft 1 in (15.9 m)
Draught22 ft 8 in (6.9 m)
PropulsionSails
Complement750
Armament
  • 80 guns
  • Lower deck:
  • 8 × 8in/68pdrs
  • 20 × 32pdrs
  • Upper deck:
  • 4 × 68 pdr guns
  • 24 × 32pdrs
  • Quarter deck/Forecastle:
  • 24 × 32pdr
General characteristics as launched
Class and typeScrew propelled two decker
Displacement3,800 tons
Tons burthen2339 bm
Length200 ft (61.0 m) (overall)
Beam52 ft 3 in (15.9 m)
Draught
  • 22 ft 8 in (6.9 m) (forward)
  • 25 ft 8 in (7.8 m) (aft)
Depth of hold23 ft 7 in (7.19 m)
Propulsion
  • Sails
  • 4-cyl. (43½in diam., 3ft stroke) horizontal single expansion engine
  • oscillating 500 nhp
  • Single screw
  • 622 ihp = 7.05kts
Complement626
Armament
  • 70 guns
  • Lower deck:
    • 30 × 32pdrs (56cwt)
  • Upper deck:
    • 6 × 8in (52cwt)
    • 24 × 32pdrs (45cwt)
  • Quarter deck/Forecastle:
    • 2 × 32pdr (56cwt)
    • 8 × 32pdr (25cwt)

HMS Sans Pareil was a 70-gun screw propelled ship of the line of the Royal Navy.