Pearl-class corvette explained

The Pearl-class corvettes were a group of ten screw-driven ships built in England from 1855 through 1865. Units of the class saw action in the Crimean War, but they were regarded as mediocre.

History

In 1856 Sir Baldwin Wake Walker submitted a ship design featuring a light deck supporting pivot guns disposed fore and aft., the first Pearl-class corvette to be built, reflected this design, followed by, and .

Ships

• HMS Clio (1858)
• HMS Challenger (1858)
• HMS Charybdis (1859)
• HMS Cadmus (1856)
• HMS Racoon (1857)
• HMS Satellite (1855)
• HMS Scout (1856)
• HMS Scylla (1856)
• HMS Pearl (1855)
• HMS Pelorus (1857)^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Winfield, Rif. British Warships in the Age of Sail 1817-1863: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. April 30, 2014. Seaforth Publishing. 9781473849624. Google Books.
2. Book: Friedman, Norman. British Cruisers of the Victorian Era. November 15, 2012. Naval Institute Press. 9781612519562. Google Books.