HMS Surly (1856)

	Surly's sister ship Raven, built to the same design
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Surly
Ordered	4 October 1855
Builder	T & W Smith, Newcastle
Laid down	15 October 1855
Launched	18 March 1856
Commissioned	5 July 1856
Fate	Sold at auction 21 October 1869
General characteristics
Displacement	284 tons
Tons burthen	23268⁄94 (bm)
Length	106 feet (32 m) (gundeck); 93 feet 2+1⁄2 inches (28.410 m) (keel);
Beam	22 feet (6.7 m)
Draught	6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m)
Depth of hold	8 feet (2.4 m)
Propulsion	3 cylindrical boilers; Horizontal single expansion direct acting 217 indicated horsepower (162 kW) engine; Single screw;
Sail plan	Three masts
Speed	7.5 knots (14 km/h)
Complement	36-40 men
Armament	68-pounder gun mounted aft; 32-pounder gun mounted forward; 2 x 24-pounder howitzers mounted on broadsides;

HMS Surly was an Albacore-class gunboat built for the Royal Navy. She was constructed in Newcastle by T & W Smith as part of the second batch, ordered in early October 1855, and was launched on 18 March 1856. After commissioning she served in the Steam Reserve and Coastguard Reserve. She was sold out of service in 1869.

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