HMS Sutlej (1855)

	Sutlej's officers in the late 1860s while flagship Pacific. Photography by Frederick Dally.
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Sutlej
Ordered	26 March 1845
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down	August 1847
Launched	17 April 1855
Fate	Broken up in 1869
General characteristics
Class and type	50-gun Constance-class fourth-rate frigate
Tons burthen	2,066 tons; 3,066 tons after 1860;
Length	180 ft (55 m)
Beam	51 ft (16 m)
Draught	16 ft 3 in (4.95 m)
Propulsion	Sails; screw assisted after 1860;
Complement	500
Armament	50 guns; Upper deck; 28 × 32-pounder guns (later 10 x 8-inch guns and 18 x 32-pounder guns); Quarter deck; 14 × 32-pounder guns (later 10 x 8-inch guns and 4 x 32-pounder guns); Forecastle; 8 × 32-pounder guns; 10 × 8-inch guns;

HMS Sutlej was a Constance-class 50-gun fourth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy.

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