HMS Medina (1840)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Medina |
| Ordered | 30 March 1838 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | June 1839 |
| Launched | 18 March 1840 |
| Completed | April 1840 |
| Commissioned | 19 October 1848 |
| Reclassified | As survey ship, 7 January 1856 |
| Fate | Broken up, March 1864 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class & type | Merlin-class packet boat |
| Tons burthen | 889 14/94 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 33 ft 2 in (10.1 m) |
| Depth | 16 ft 5 in (5.0 m) |
| Installed power | 312 nhp |
| Propulsion | 2 × Steam engines |
| Armament | 2 × 6-pdr carronades |
HMS Medina was a 2-gun Merlin-class paddle packet boat built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s. The ship remained in ordinary until she was commissioned in 1848. She was converted into a survey ship in 1856 and was broken up in March 1864.