HMS Surprise (1856)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Surprise.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Surprise
Ordered26 July 1855
BuilderMoney Wigram and Son of Blackwall Yard
Cost£33,356[1]
Laid down30 August 1855
Launched6 March 1856
Commissioned12 April 1856
FateBroken up in 1866
General characteristics
Class and typeVigilant-class second-class despatch/gunvessel
Displacement860 tons
Tons burthen669 79/94 bm
Length
  • 180 ft (54.9 m) (gundeck)
  • 160 ft 7.5 in (49.0 m) (keel)
Beam28 ft 4 in (8.6 m)
Draught8 ft (2.4 m) (designed)[2]
Depth of hold14 ft (4.27 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
  • 2-cylinder horizontal single-expansion steam engine
  • Single screw
Sail planBarque-rigged
Speed11 kn (20 km/h) under steam
Complement80
Armament

HMS Surprise was a Vigilant-class gunvessel of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Blackwall Yard, London in 1856 and broken up in Plymouth in 1866.

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  2. ^ Preston (2007) p.150