Model of the stern bulwarks of the British paddle steamship HMS Phoenix
Model Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
The British paddle steam ship HMS Phoenix was in 1834 by the Royal Netherlands Navy measured in an attempt to solve the problem with the exact placement of the 10” Paixhan gun on board of the Dutch paddle steamship Zr.Ms. Phoenix. The models represents the bulwarks on the aft ship of the British ship.
The British paddle steamship HMS Phoenix was designed by Robert Seppings and het building at the Devonport Dockyard was ordered on 12 January 1831, renamed temporarily Charon on 22 March laid down in May, launched 25 September 1832, commissioned 7 January 1834, converted in to a screw steam sloop 2nd class by Curling&Young’s, Limehouse using a design of Oliver Lang April 1845-February 1845 and finally sold to be broken up 26 January 1864. With a builders measurement of tons 12 burthen were her dimensions 53,2 x 9,7 x 3,8 x 5,1 (hold) metres or 174’7” x 31’10”x 12’6” x 16’9”, of course this are the details before the conversion. She was originally armed with 4-32pd carronades, 1-8” pivot-mounted gun and 1-10” pivot-mounted gun.
The Dutch paddle steamship Zr.Ms. Phoenix was laid down at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands 1834 by P. Glavimans, launched 25 October 1836, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 28-29 August 1838, departed 3 October 1838 to the Dutch East Indies as a sail ship with her Morgan paddle wheels removed, arrived at Batavia on 5 February 1839 and at Surabaya were her paddle wheels again assembled, lenghtened 1845-1847, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis 28 March-8 June 1854, condemned and sold at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies with boilers, engines and inventory for ƒ 18.500 to J.A.A. Nicolaï in December 1862, dimensions 39,00 x 8,40 x 4,00 metres, 6 guns, 120 ph horsepower delivered by engines manufactured by Paul van Vlissingen, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
