HMS Alecto (1839)

Rattler (left) and Alecto (right) in their 1845 competition
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Alecto
Ordered25 February 1839
BuilderRoyal Dockyard, Portsmouth
Cost£27,268
Laid downJuly 1839
Launched7 September 1839
Completed12 December 1839
Commissioned26 October 1839
FateBroken up November 1865
General characteristics
Type
  • Steam Vessels (SV3)
  • Third Class Sloop
Displacement1,283 tons
Tons burthen795+87⁄94 bm
Length
  • 164 ft 0 in (50.0 m) gundeck
  • 141 ft 8 in (43.2 m) keel for tonnage
Beam
  • 32 ft 8 in (10.0 m) maximum
  • 32 ft 6 in (9.9 m) for tonnage
Draught
  • 6 ft 0 in (1.8 m)forward
  • 7 ft 5 in (2.3 m) forward
Depth of hold18 ft 7 in (5.7 m)
Installed power200 nominal horsepower
Propulsion
  • 2-cylinder VSE direct acting steam engine
  • Paddles
Armament
  • 2 × 32-pdr (42 cwt) MLSB guns on pivot mounts
  • 2 × 32-pdr (25 cwt) MLSB guns on broadside trucks

HMS Alecto was an Alecto-class sloop designed by Sir William Symonds, Surveyor of the Navy. Originally classed as a steam vessel (SV3), her classification would be changed to a Third Class Sloop. She initially served in the Mediterranean, prior to her tug of war with the Rattler. She spent her time in the Americas and mainly on the anti-slavery patrol off the west coast of Africa. She was broken up in November 1865

Alecto was the second named vessel since it was used for a 12-gun fireship, launched by King of Dover on 26 May 1781 and sold in 1802.

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