Jackal-class gunvessel

	A Jackal-class gunvessel
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
Type	Iron second-class gunvessel
Tons burthen	340 bm
Length	142 ft 7+1⁄4 in (43.5 m) (overall); 126 ft 10+1⁄2 in (38.7 m) (keel);
Beam	22 ft 6 in (6.9 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 9+1⁄2 in (3.9 m)
Installed power	150 nhp; 455 ihp (339 kW);
Propulsion	2-cylinder side-lever steam engine; Paddle wheels;
Sail plan	2-masted schooner
Complement	60
Armament	1 × 18-pounder (22cwt) carronade on pivot; 2 × 24-pounder (13cwt) carronades;

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.

Class overview
A Jackal-class gunvessel
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
Type	Iron second-class gunvessel
Tons burthen	340 bm
Length	142 ft 7+1⁄4 in (43.5 m) (overall) 126 ft 10+1⁄2 in (38.7 m) (keel)
Beam	22 ft 6 in (6.9 m)
Depth of hold	12 ft 9+1⁄2 in (3.9 m)
Installed power	150 nhp 455 ihp (339 kW)
Propulsion	2-cylinder side-lever steam engine Paddle wheels
Sail plan	2-masted schooner
Complement	60
Armament	1 × 18-pounder (22cwt) carronade on pivot 2 × 24-pounder (13cwt) carronades