HMS Sidon (1846)
(For other ships with the same name, see HMS Sidon.) HMS Sidon was a first-class paddle frigate designed by Sir Charles Napier: her name commemorated his attack on the port of Sidon in 1840 during the Syrian War. Her keel was laid down on 26 May 1845 at Deptford Dockyard, and she was launched on 26 May 1846. She had a fairly short career for a warship, but it included the rescue of the crew of the sinking Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation vessel Ariel on 28 May 1848, and a trip up the Nile that same year, when her passengers included the explorer and botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker. She served in the Black Sea during the Crimean War, 1854-55 under the command of Captain George Goldsmith. In April 1854, in company with HMS Firebrand (Captain William Houston Stewart), she blockaded the co
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HMS Sidon (1846)
(For other ships with the same name, see HMS Sidon.) HMS Sidon was a first-class paddle frigate designed by Sir Charles Napier: her name commemorated his attack on the port of Sidon in 1840 during the Syrian War. Her keel was laid down on 26 May 1845 at Deptford Dockyard, and she was launched on 26 May 1846. She had a fairly short career for a warship, but it included the rescue of the crew of the sinking Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation vessel Ariel on 28 May 1848, and a trip up the Nile that same year, when her passengers included the explorer and botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker. She served in the Black Sea during the Crimean War, 1854-55 under the command of Captain George Goldsmith. In April 1854, in company with HMS Firebrand (Captain William Houston Stewart), she blockaded the co
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(For other ships with the same ...... July 1864 to Castle and Beech.
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1845-05-26
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6.43128e+1
ship beam (μ)
1.12776e+1
ship launched
1846-05-26
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Sold 15 July 1864
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686,036,958
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*Middle deck:
*14 × 8 in /60 h ...... /52 hundredweight on slides.
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Ship propulsion
Two direct-acting Seaward engines making 560 horsepower
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(For other ships with the same ...... Stewart), she blockaded the co
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HMS Sidon (1846)
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HMS Sidon
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