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| Nationality | Great Britain |
| Nominal Guns | 6 |
| Approved | 1840 |
| Designer | Sir William SymondsBritish Designer Ship Builder |
| Rate | Unrated |
| Type | Steam Sloop |
| Designed Crew | 149 |
| Ships in Class | 12 |
| Design Armament | Broadside Weight = 110.00 Imperial Pound ( 49.89 kg) | B181 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Gun Deck | 2 x British 42-Pounder Carronade | ||
| Upper Gun Deck | 2 x British 68-Pound Shell Gun | ||
| Pivot Mount | 2 x British 10" | ||
| Design Dimensions and Ship Information | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordered | Shipyard | Launched | Out of service | Fate | Gundeck Length | Length of Keel | Breadth | Depth in hold | Burthen | |
| As Designed | 180' 0" | 156' 0 ¾" | 36' 0" | 21' 0" | 1,055 62⁄94 | |||||
Styx (6)
1840-1866 British 6 Gun Unrated Steam Sloop | 12.3.1840 | Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness | 26.1.1840 | 4.1866 | Broken Up | 180' 0" | 156' 0 ¾" | 36' 0" | 21' 0" | 1,055 62⁄94 |
Driver (6)
1840-1861 British 6 Gun Unrated Steam Sloop | 12.3.1840 | Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth | 24.12.1840 | 3.8.1861 | Wrecked | 180' 0" | 156' 0 ¾" | 36' 0" | 21' 0" | 1,055 62⁄94 |
Vixen (6)
1841-1862 British 6 Gun Unrated Steam Sloop | 12.3.1840 | Pembroke Dockyard - Pembroke Dock | 4.2.1841 | 12.11.1862 | Sold for Break Up | 180' 0" | 156' 0 ¾" | 36' 0" | 21' 0" | 1,055 62⁄94 |
Geyser (6)
1841-1866 British 6 Gun Unrated Steam Sloop | 12.3.1840 | Pembroke Dockyard - Pembroke Dock | 6.4.1841 | 1866 | Broken Up | 180' 0" | 156' 0 ¾" | 36' 0" | 21' 0" | 1,055 62⁄94 |
Devastation (6)
1841-1866 British 6 Gun Unrated Steam Sloop | 12.3.1840 | Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich | 3.7.1841 | 9.1866 | Broken Up | 180' 0" | 156' 0 ¾" | 36' 0" | 21' 0" | 1,055 62⁄94 |
Growler (6)
1841-1854 British 6 Gun Unrated Steam Sloop | 12.3.1840 | Chatham Dockyard - Chatham | 20.7.1841 | 17.1.1854 | Broken Up | 180' 0" | 156' 0 ¾" | 36' 0" | 21' 0" | 1,055 62⁄94 |
Thunderbolt (6)
1842-1847 British 6 Gun Unrated Steam Sloop | 18.3.1841 | Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth | 13.1.1842 | 3.2.1847 | Wrecked | 180' 0" | 156' 0 ¾" | 36' 0" | 21' 0" | 1,055 62⁄94 |
Spiteful (6)
1842-1883 British 6 Gun Unrated Steam Sloop | 18.3.1841 | Pembroke Dockyard - Pembroke Dock | 24.3.1842 | 9.1883 | Sold | 180' 0" | 156' 0 ¾" | 36' 0" | 21' 0" | 1,055 62⁄94 |
Cormorant (6)
1842-1853 British 6 Gun Unrated Steam Sloop | 18.3.1841 | Sheerness Dockyard - Sheerness | 29.3.1842 | 17.8.1853 | Broken Up | 180' 0" | 156' 0 ¾" | 36' 0" | 21' 0" | 1,055 62⁄94 |
Virago (6)
1842-1876 British 6 Gun Unrated Steam Sloop | 18.3.1841 | Chatham Dockyard - Chatham | 25.7.1842 | 11.1876 | Broken Up | 180' 0" | 156' 0 ¾" | 36' 0" | 21' 0" | 1,055 62⁄94 |
Infernal (6)
1843-1865 British 6 Gun Unrated Steam Sloop 1844 Renamed "Eclair" 1846 Renamed "Rosamund" | 18.3.1841 | Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich | 31.5.1843 | 1865 | Broken Up | 180' 0" | 156' 0 ¾" | 36' 0" | 21' 0" | 1,055 62⁄94 |
Sphinx (6)
1846-1881 British 6 Gun Unrated Steam Sloop | 18.3.1841 | Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich | 17.2.1846 | 9.1881 | Broken Up | 180' 0" | 156' 0 ¾" | 36' 0" | 21' 0" | 1,055 62⁄94 |