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| Name | Phaeton (1848) | Explanation | |
| Type | Fifth rate | Type | Frigate |
| Launched (Sail) | 25 November 1848 | Converted to screw | 12 December 1859 |
| Hull | Wooden | Length | 220 feet |
| Propulsion | Sail | Men | 525 |
| Builders measure | 1942 tons | Builders measure (as screw) | 2398 tons |
| Displacement | Displacement (as screw) | 3099 tons | |
| Guns | 50 | Guns (as screw) | 50 |
| Fate | 1875 | Last in commission | 1865 |
| Class | |||
| Ships book | ADM 135/358 | ||
| Snippets concerning career prior to conversion | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 25 November 1848 | Launched as 4th rate sailing ship at Deptford Dockyard. | ||
| 4 December 1849 - 25 January 1853 | Commanded (from commissioning at Chatham until paying off at Sheerness) by Captain George Augustus Elliot, particular service | ||
| Career as unarmoured wooden screw vessel | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 12 December 1859 | Undocked as screw at Sheerness Dockyard. | ||
| 31 October 1861 - 28 September 1863 | Commanded (from commissioning at Chatham) by Captain Edward Tatham, North America and West Indies | ||
| 24 August 1863 - 24 March 1865 | Commanded (until paying off at Chatham) by Captain George Le Geyt Bowyear, North America and West Indies | ||
| 1875 | Broken up at Chatham. | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Sa 12 November 1864 | The following is the list of the vessels of the Royal navy which will be armed, and are now being armed, with the new description of 300-pounder and other guns in course of issue. The figures after each vessel specify the number of guns of the description mentioned she will carry. To mount the 12-ton 300-pounders:- Bellerophon, 10; Royal Sovereign, 5; Minotaur, 4; Scorpion, 4; Wiveren, 4; Prince Albert, 4; Agincourt, 4; and Northumberland, 4. To be armed with the 6½-ton guns:- The Achilles, 20; Black Prince, 20; Warrior, 20; Lord Warden, 20; Lord Clyde, 20; Royal Oak, 20; Prince Consort, 20; Royal Alfred, 20; Caledonia, 20; Ocean, 20; Minotaur, 18 ; Agincourt, 18; Valiant, 16; Zealous, 16; Hector, 16; Defence, 10; Resistance, 10; Endymion, 6; Mersey, 4; Orlando, 4, Pallas, 4; Favourite, 4; Research, 4; Enterprise, 4; Amazon, 2; Viper, 2; and Vixen, 2. To mount the 64-pounder muzzle-loader:- The Bristol, 12; Melpomene, 12; Liverpool, 12; Severn, 12; Arethusa, 12; Phoebe, 12;. Shannon, 12; Octavia, 12; Constance, 12; Sutlej, 12; Undaunted, 12; Impérieuse, 12; Aurora, 12; Leander, 12; Bacchante, 12; Emerald, 12; Phaeton, 12: Narcissus, 12; Forte, 12; Euryalus, 12; Topaz, 12; Newcastle, 12; Liffey, 12; Immortalité, 12; Glasgow, 12; Clio, 8, North Star, 8 [laid down 1860, cancelled 1865]; Racoon, 8; Challenge[r], 8; and Menai, 8 [laid down 1860, cancelled 1864]. The following will be supplied with the 64-pounder breech-loaders:- The Scout, 8; Rattlesnake, 8; Cadmus, 8; Scylla, 8; Barossa, 8; Jason, 8; Charybdis, 8; Wolverine, 8; Pylades, 8; Orestes, 8; Pearl, 8; Pelorus, 8; Satellite, 8; Acheron, 4 [laid down 1861, cancelled 1863]; Shearwater, 4; Valorous, 4; Furious, 4; Bittern, 4 [laid down 1861, cancelled 1863]; Magicienne, 4; and Columbine, 4. A supply of the 6½-ton smooth-bore 100-pounder wrought iron guns has already been received at Chatham, and it is understood that the first supply of the 300-pounder rifled 12-ton Armstrong gun may shortly be expected at the Ordnance wharf. | ||
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