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H.M.S. 'GOLDFINCH' | |
| Built by: | Money Wigram & Son's, at Blackwall. |
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| Launched: | 2nd February 1856 |
| Tonnage: | 232 BM |
| Length: | 106 feet |
| Breadth: | 22 feet |
| Depth: | 6' 6" |
| Machinery: | Maudslay, Sons & Field, Lambeth. 205 ihp. One set 2-cylinder reciprocating, 60 hip (nom), 203-233 hip (ind) = 7 1/2 knots. |
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| Built of: | Wood |
| Type: | Albacore class screw gunboat. |
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| Built for: | H.M. Government. |
| Other info: | Armament: 1 x 68 pdr S.B. 1 x 32 pdr S.B 2 x 24 pdr Howitzers. Complement. 36 - 40 officers and ratings. |
| History: | 9th February 1856. Commanded by Lieut. C. Boxer. 23rd April 1856. Predent at Fleet Review, Spithead. Served as a tender for part of her life, but fell to pieces after a short time due to unseasoned timber. June 1869. Broken up at Pembroke Dock. |
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