Source: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Martinique, 1872. The New York Public Library Digital Collections.
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Ordered as a wood-built screw steam frigate was she during the building at the shipyard of Green, Blackwall, England converted into a broadside ironclad. Laid down in June 1861, launched on 17 October 1864, completed in 18865, commissioned in 1868, hulked in 1879, mentioned as being in poor condition while her hull was not strong enough for the armour in 1882 and finally broken up in 1883/1884. The armour consisted of a heavy iron-made belt with a thickness of 11,4cm/4.5” and a battery protected by 10cm/3.9”. Displacement 5.500 (design)-5.700 (completed) tons, other sources claiming 3.441 long tons/3.496 tons and as dimensions 85,37 x 15,9-16,45 x 5,2 metres or 280.11 x 52.2 (design)-54 (after being armoured) x 17’feet. The horsepower of 100 nhp supplied by the one shaft Trunk steam engine and 6 boilers was to allow a designed speed of 12 knots. One funnel and with ship-rigging. The original armament consisted of 2-10" riflled muzzle loading guns, 5-8”rifled muzzle loading guns and 10-7’9? breech loading guns. Her crew numbered 537 men.
