HMS Terrible (1845)

1845 engraving of HMS Terrible
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Terrible
Ordered
Builder
Laid downNovember 1843
Launched6 February 1845
Completed25 March 1846
Renamed
  • Ordered as HMS Simoom
  • Renamed on 23 December 1842
FateSold for breaking up on 7 July 1879
General characteristics
TypeFirst class steam paddle frigate
Displacement3,189 tons
Tons burthen1,847 794 bm
Length
  • 226 ft 2 in (68.94 m) (overall)
  • 196 ft 10.25 in (60.0 m) (keel)
Beam42 ft 6 in (12.95 m)
Draught27 ft (8.2 m)
Propulsion
  • 4-cyl. (72 in diam., 8 ft stroke) direct-acting "Siamese" type engine
  • 4 × tubular boilers
  • 800 nhp
  • 2,059 ihp
Speed10.9kts under engines
Complement200
Armament
  • Main deck:
    • 4 × 68 pdrs
    • 4 × 56 pdrs
    • 3 × 12 pdrs
  • Upper deck:
    • 4 × 68 pdrs
    • 4 × 56 pdrs

HMS Terrible was when designed the largest steam-powered wooden paddle wheel frigate built for the Royal Navy.