Jackal-class gunvessel
The Jackal-class gunvessel (alternatively spelled Jackall) was a class of two second-class iron paddle gunvessels built for the Royal Navy in the mid 1840s. They served in the Mediterranean and South Atlantic, and latterly on fishery protection duties off Scotland.
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Jackal class |
| Builders: | Robert Napier and Sons, Govan |
| Operators: |
 Royal Navy |
| Preceded by: | Nil |
| Succeeded by: | Torch class |
| Built: | 1844 |
| In service: | 1845-1887 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Scrapped: | 2 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | Iron second-class gunvessel |
| Tons burthen: | 340 bm |
| Length: |
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| Beam: | 22 ft 6 in (6.9 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 12 ft 9 1⁄2 in (3.9 m) |
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| Sail plan: | 2-masted schooner |
| Complement: | 60 |
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Design
Orders for both ships were placed on 16 January 1844. They were designed by the builder, Robert Napier and Sons and approved on 17 April 1844 by the Surveyor of the Navy, Sir William Symonds.
They were each fitted with a Napier two-cylinder side-lever steam engine driving side paddles. The engine was rated at 150 nominal horsepower and on trials developed 455 indicated horsepower (339 kW). Two gaff-rigged masts were provided, making them schooners. The armament consisted of a single 18-pounder (22cwt) carronade on a pivot mounting and two 24-pounder (13cwt) carronades.[1]
Construction
Both ships were built at Napier's Govan yard.[1] Jackall was built as yard number 8, and Lizard as number 9.[2] Jackall was launched on 28 November 1844, and Lizard followed exactly a month later.[1]
Service
Jackall served in the Mediterranean and at Ascension, and by 1864 she was employed on fishery protection duties off the west coast of Scotland.[3]
Lizard also served in the Mediterranean, and took part in an Anglo-French action in Uruguay in 1845, receiving serious damage and losing 4 men.[4] By 1858 she was also engaged in fishery protection duties off Scotland.[5]
Ships
| Name | Ship Builder | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackall | Robert Napier and Sons, Govan | 28 October 1844 | Sold for breaking in November 1887 |
| Lizard | Robert Napier and Sons, Govan | 28 November 1844 | Broken up at Chatham in April 1869 |
Notes
- 22 cwt is the weight of the gun ("cwt" = hundredweight)
References
- Winfield (2004), p.176
- HMS Jackall, Shipping Times Clydebuilt database, accessed 10 December 2011
- "HMS Jackall at William Loney website". Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- William Laird Clowes; W Laird Clowes, Sir; Sir Clements Robert Markham (1 May 1997). The Royal Navy: A History from the Earliest Times to 1900. Chatham Pub. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-86176-015-9.
- "HMS Lizard at William Loney website". Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6.