Gunvessel of the Royal Navy
History United Kingdom Name HMS Bloodhound Ordered 16 January 1844 Builder Robert Napier and Sons , Govan Yard number 10 Laid down 1844 Launched 9 January 1845 Commissioned 26 September 1845 Reclassified Fitted as a tender to Sampson , 1849-51 Fate Broken up in 1866 General characteristics [ 1] Class and type Second-class gunvessel Tons burthen 378 10/94 bm Length
146 ft (44.5 m) (overall)
134 ft 4+ 1 ⁄2 in (41.0 m) (keel)
Beam 23 ft (7.0 m) Depth of hold 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) Propulsion
2-cylinder side-lever engine
150 nhp
Sail plan 2-masted schooner Complement 60 Armament
1 × 18-pounder (22cwt)[ Note 1]
2 × 24-pounder (13cwt) carronades
HMS Bloodhound was an iron-hulled paddle gunvessel of the Royal Navy . She was built by Robert Napier and Sons at Govan , to a design drawn up by the builder. She was fitted as a tender to the paddle frigate Sampson Portsmouth between 1849 and 1851,
She was broken up in 1866.[ 2] [ 1]
Boodhound attended the Reduction of Lagos
Notes
References
^ a b Winfield (2004), p. 176
^ Colledge. Ships of the Royal Navy . p. 42.
Royal Navy paddle gunvessels (1831 - 1850)
Wooden paddle gunvessels Iron paddle gunvessels
