HMS Simoom (1849)
HMS Simoom was an iron frigate converted to an iron screw troopship. She was laid down in October 1845; however, on 23 April 1847 her frigate design was abandoned as this type of iron warship was considered to be unsuitable against cannon fire and she was ordered to be completed as a troopship. She was launched by Robert Napier and Sons in Govan, Yard No 17, on 24 May 1849, then sold to Collings, Dartmouth in June 1887.
HMS Simoom | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Simoom |
| Builder | Robert Napier and Sons in Govan Yard No 17 |
| Laid down | October 1845 |
| Launched | 24 May 1849 |
| Fate | Sold 1887 for breaking up |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Frigate |
| Displacement | 2,240 long tons (2,280 t) |
| Length | 246 ft (75.0 m) |
| Beam | 41 ft 9 in (12.7 m) |
| Draught | 26 ft 7 in (8.1 m) |
| Installed power | 604 bhp (450 kW) (steam) |
| Propulsion | Steam engine, 1 shaft, 4-cyl, horizontal single expansion |
| Armament | 8 × guns |
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