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H.M.S. 'FOAM' | |
| Built by: | Money Wigram & Son's, at the Northam Yard. |
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| Launched: | 8th May 1856 - Laid Down 29/10/1855 |
| Tonnage: | 232 64/94 |
| Length: | 108 . 3 feet. |
| Breadth: | 21 . 8 feet. |
| Depth: | Depth in hold 8 . 0 feet. |
| Machinery: | By Penn, Greenwich. 60 h.p. 31 . 57 psi. 6 . 822 knots. Propeller dia 6' 0". Pitch 6' 0" |
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| Built of: | Wood |
| Type: | Screw gunboat. |
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| Built for: | H.M. Government. |
| Other info: | 2 guns - 1 x 68 pdr & 1 x 32 pdr plus 2 x 24 pdr howizers. Ship cost £5,053. class.23 men. Albacore |
| History: | Home station. Served as a tender and fell to pieces after a short time due to being made out of unseasoned timber. 8th Feb 1867 Ordered to be sold. June 1867. Taken to pieces at Haslar. |
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