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Basilisk, 1848
Type: 1st class sloop ; Armament 6
Launched : 22 Aug 1848 ; Disposal date or year : 1882
BM: 1031 tons ; Displacement: 1690 tons
Propulsion: Paddle
Machinery notes: 1033 hpi 400 hp
Notes:
Jan 1848 Woolwich, Building
20 Dec 1848 Woolwich
4 Feb 1856 Portsmouth. In dock.
25 Feb 1856 Taken out of dock
23 Apr 1856, Present at Fleet Review, Spithead ; Commander Crofton
1860 Woolwich
1870 Sheerness (ship's company borne in Pembroke)
1879 Chatham