HMS ''Furious'' was a 16 gun steam powered

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frigate of the

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built at

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and launched on 26 August 1850. She was the lead ship of the two ship class of . She was built at a cost of £64,794, of which her machinery cost £24,577. On 29 October 1853, ''Furious'' struck a sunken rock in the

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from Gallipoli,

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and was damaged. Consequently, Admiral Dundas transferred his flag to . On 15 April 1854, she sank the corvette at Odessa after coming under fire from shore-based artillery. ''Furious'' was sent with 14 gunboats as reinforcements to the China squadron in 1857. She became a coal hulk at Portsmouth in March 1867 and was sold for breaking up in 1884 to Castle, of Charlton.

References

* *Lyon, David and Winfield, Rif, The Sail and Steam Navy List, All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889, pub Chatham, 2004, {{DEFAULTSORT:Furious Frigates of the Royal Navy Coal hulks 1850 ships Maritime incidents in October 1853