HMS Sans Pareil (1851)

HMS 'Sans Pareil' in Besika Bay, 3 October 1853
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Sans Pareil
Ordered
  • 27 February 1843 (as 80-gun second rate)
  • 18 May 1849 (as 70-gun screw propelled)
Builder
Laid down1 September 1845
Launched18 March 1851
Commissioned12 November 1852
ReclassifiedReduced to 66-guns in 1866
FateSold for breaking up, March 1867
General characteristics as planned
Class & typeSecond rate ship of the line
Tons burthen2242 bm
Length193 ft (58.8 m) (overall)
Beam52 ft 1 in (15.9 m)
Draught22 ft 8 in (6.9 m)
PropulsionSails
Complement750
Armament
  • 80 guns
  • Lower deck:
  • 8 × 8in/68pdrs
  • 20 × 32pdrs
  • Upper deck:
  • 4 × 68 pdr guns
  • 24 × 32pdrs
  • Quarter deck/Forecastle:
  • 24 × 32pdr
General characteristics as launched
Class & typeScrew propelled two decker
Displacement3,800 tons
Tons burthen2339 bm
Length200 ft (61.0 m) (overall)
Beam52 ft 3 in (15.9 m)
Draught
  • 22 ft 8 in (6.9 m) (forward)
  • 25 ft 8 in (7.8 m) (aft)
Depth of hold23 ft 7 in (7.19 m)
Propulsion
  • Sails
  • 4-cyl. (43½in diam., 3ft stroke) horizontal single expansion engine
  • oscillating 500 nhp
  • Single screw
  • 622 ihp = 7.05kts
Complement626
Armament
  • 70 guns
  • Lower deck:
    • 30 × 32pdrs (56cwt)
  • Upper deck:
    • 6 × 8in (52cwt)
    • 24 × 32pdrs (45cwt)
  • Quarter deck/Forecastle:
    • 2 × 32pdr (56cwt)
    • 8 × 32pdr (25cwt)

HMS Sans Pareil was a 70-gun screw propelled ship of the line of the Royal Navy.

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