HMS Lizard (1844)

A Jackal-class gunvessel
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Lizard
Ordered16 January 1844
BuilderRobert Napier and Sons, Govan
CostHull £5,680, machinery £6,000, fitting £2,658
Yard number9
Laid down1844
Launched28 November 1844
Commissioned27 November 1845
FateBroken up in April 1869
General characteristics
Class & typeJackal-class second-class gunvessel
Tons burthen340 bm
Length
  • 142 ft 7+1⁄4 in (43.5 m) (overall)
  • 126 ft 10+1⁄2 in (38.7 m) (keel)
Beam22 ft 6 in (6.9 m)
Depth of hold12 ft 9+1⁄2 in (3.9 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
  • 2-cylinder side-lever steam engine
  • Paddle wheels
Sail plan2-masted schooner
Complement60
Armament
  • 1 × 18-pounder (22cwt) carronade on pivot
  • 2 × 24-pounder (13cwt) carronades

HMS Lizard was a Jackal-class second-class iron paddle gunvessel of the Royal Navy. She was built by Robert Napier and Sons at Govan to a design by William Symonds, the Surveyor of the Navy. She was launched in 1844, was damaged at the Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata, performed fishery protection duties off Scotland and broken up in 1869.

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