Driver-class paddle sloop

The Driver class were a class of paddlewheel steam sloops of the British Royal Navy. Six Driver-class ships were ordered in 1840 and a further ten in March 1841, although only six were built. Five were ordered in 1847, but all were either built as paddle frigates or cancelled. Two wrecked in service, while the rest served until being retired and were either broken up or sold.

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1840  Wikidata
12 produced, 10 produced, 
paddle sloop, HMNB Portsmouth, Royal Navy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

HMS Cormorant, HMS Devastation, HMS Driver, HMS Eclair, HMS Geyser, HMS Growler, HMS Sphinx, HMS Spiteful, HMS Styx, HMS Thunderbolt, HMS Virago, HMS Vixen, 

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  HMS Cormorant ⓘ
  1842 Driver-class paddle sloop

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  HMS Eclair ⓘ
  1843 Driver-class paddle sloop

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  HMS Growler ⓘ
  1841 Driver-class paddle sloop

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  HMS Sphinx ⓘ
  1845 Driver-class paddle sloop

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  HMS Spiteful ⓘ
  1842 Driver-class paddle sloop

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  HMS Styx ⓘ
  1841 Driver-class paddle sloop

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  HMS Thunderbolt ⓘ
  1842 Driver-class paddle sloop

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  HMS Vixen ⓘ
  1841 Driver-class paddle sloop

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  HMS Devastation ⓘ
  1841 Driver-class paddle sloop

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  HMS Geyser ⓘ
  1841 Driver-class paddle sloop

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  HMS Driver ⓘ
  1840 Driver-class paddle sloop

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  HMS Virago ⓘ
  1842 Driver-class paddle sloop

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1840 Driver-class paddle sloop

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1841 HMS Devastation

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1841 HMS Geyser

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1841 — 1861 HMS Driver

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1842 HMS Virago

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Three Decks page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Cormorant	paddle sloop, Driver-class paddle sloop	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Eclair	paddle sloop, Driver-class paddle sloop	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Growler	paddle sloop, Driver-class paddle sloop	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Sphinx	paddle sloop, Driver-class paddle sloop	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Spiteful	paddle sloop, Driver-class paddle sloop	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Styx	paddle sloop, Driver-class paddle sloop	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Thunderbolt	paddle sloop, Driver-class paddle sloop	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Vixen	paddle sloop, Driver-class paddle sloop	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1841	HMS Devastation	Driver-class paddle sloop, sloop-of-war	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1841	HMS Geyser	paddle sloop, Driver-class paddle sloop	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1841	HMS Driver	paddle sloop, Driver-class paddle sloop	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1842	HMS Virago	paddle sloop, Driver-class paddle sloop	Wikidata