Albacore-class gunboat (1855)

	HMS Raven, one of the Albacore class, in Kingstown Harbour, Dublin
Class overview
Name	Albacore class (1855)
Operators	Royal Navy
Preceded by	Dapper class
Succeeded by	Cheerful class
Built	1855–56
In commission	1855 – 1881
Completed	98
General characteristics
Type	'Crimean' gunboat
Tons burthen	232 68⁄94 tons bm
Length	106 ft (32 m) (gundeck); 93 ft 2.5 in (28.410 m) (keel);
Beam	22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
Draught	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Installed power	60 nominal horsepower; 270 ihp (200 kW));
Propulsion	2-cylinder horizontal single expansion steam engine; Single screw;
Speed	7.5 kn (13.9 km/h)
Crew	36–40
Armament	1 × 68-pounder (95cwt) MLSB gun; 1 × 32-pounder MLSB gun; 2 × 24-pounder howitzers;

The Albacore-class gunboat, also known as "Crimean gunboat", was a class of 98 gunboats built for the Royal Navy in 1855 and 1856 for use in the 1853-1856 Crimean War. The design of the class, by W. H. Walker, was approved on 18 April 1855. The first vessels were ordered the same day, and 48 were on order by July; a second batch, which included Surly, were ordered in early October.

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