HMS Nankin was a fourth rate frigate of the Royal Navy. It was built in Woolwich dockyard in 1850 and named after the city of Nanking (now named Nanjing). It could hold 500 men and 50 guns, including a variety of guns, ranging from 32-pounder to 68-pounder. For structural reasons, the navy decided that eight guns would be mounted on the gangways amidships, but this also meant that no spar-decked frigates mounted guns in its waists.[1] It was involved in the Second Opium War from 1856 to 1859, but was then moved back to Pembroke dock. It was sold in 1895.[2]
Dimensions
| Displacement | 2540 tons |
| Hull material | Wood |
| Length | 185 feet(Including bow) |
| Width | 50 feet |
References
- ^ "HMS Nankin(1850); Warship; Frigate; 50 Guns | Royal Museums Greenwich". www.rmg.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ "HMS Nankin". freepages.rootsweb.com. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ Bolckow (2011-08-04), Chinese Cannon landed from H.M.S. Nanking at Chatham in 1856, on the North Terrace Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, retrieved 2025-02-27
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