HMS Bloodhound was an iron-hulled paddle gunvessel of the Royal Navy. She was built by Robert Napier and Sons at Govan, to a design drawn up by the builder. She was fitted as a tender to the paddle frigate Sampson at Portsmouth between 1849 and 1851,

History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Bloodhound
Ordered16 January 1844
BuilderRobert Napier and Sons, Govan
Yard number10
Laid down1844
Launched9 January 1845
Commissioned26 September 1845
ReclassifiedFitted as a tender to Sampson, 1849-51
FateBroken up in 1866
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeSecond-class gunvessel
Tons burthen378 10/94 bm
Length
  • 146 ft (44.5 m) (overall)
  • 134 ft 4+12 in (41.0 m) (keel)
Beam23 ft (7.0 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Propulsion
  • 2-cylinder side-lever engine
  • 150 nhp
Sail plan2-masted schooner
Complement60
Armament
  • 1 × 18-pounder (22cwt)[Note 1] carronade on pivot
  • 2 × 24-pounder (13cwt) carronades
Boodhound attended the Reduction of Lagos, in December 1851

She was broken up in 1866.[2][1]

Notes

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  1. ^ 22 cwt is the weight of the gun ("cwt" = hundredweight)

References

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  1. ^ a b Winfield (2004), p. 176
  2. ^ Colledge. Ships of the Royal Navy. p. 42.