Name: | SURLEY |
Type: | Gunboat |
Keel: | |
Launched: | 18/03/1856 |
Completed: | 1856 |
Builder: | T & W Smith, Limekilns Shore, North Shields |
Yard: | North Shields |
Yard Number: | |
Dimensions: | 284disp, 106.0 x 22.0 x 6.6(draft)ft |
Engines: | 1cyl |
Engines by: | |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
Construction: | Wood |
Armament: | 1 x 68pdr, 1 x 32pdr, 2 x 24pdr guns |
History: | |
1856 | British Royal Navy |
1869 | T Begbie |
No further history known | |
Comments: | A member of the Albacore Class |
Class was built of unseasoned timber, leading to a short life. |
Photo is of sister ship RAVEN