HMS Terrible (1845)

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General characteristics
Displacement: 1,850 tons deep load
Length: 226 ft (69 m)
Beam: 42 ft (13 m)
Draught: 27 ft (8.2 m)
Armament: 4 x 68 pounder guns
4 x 56 pdr guns
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Terrible.

HMS Terrible was when designed the largest steam-powered paddle wheel frigate built for the Royal Navy. She was laid down at HMNB Devonport under the name HMS Simoom, but was renamed at her launch in 1845. With three masts and four funnels in two widely-spaced pairs, she had a unique appearance among ships of this type. In 1847 she was sent to Angola to transport the Portuguese exiles under the leadership of the Count of Bonfim back to Lisbon, as stipulated by the Convention of Gramido. During the Crimean War between 1854 and 1856 she served in both the Baltic Sea and Black Sea, and successfully bombarded Fort Constantine in the latter theatre. In 1869 she was one of three ships employed to move the Bermuda Dry Dock across the Atlantic. She was broken up in 1879.

[edit] References

  • The Times, 22 October 1847 (report of arrival in Lisbon).
  • Encyclopedia of Ships ed. Tony Gibbons (London: Amber Books, 2001), p. 87 ISBN 978-1-905704-43-9
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