The Driver class were a class of paddlewheel steam sloops of the British Royal Navy.
In 1840 six Driver class ships were ordered:[1]
- HMS Driver
- HMS Styx
- HMS Vixen
- HMS Devastation
- HMS Geyser
- HMS Growler
References[]
- ↑ Friedman, Norman (2012) (in en). British Cruisers of the Victorian Era. Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9781473853126. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sOWZBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=HMS+Growler+(1841)+Driver+class&source=bl&ots=pKw8elHQxJ&sig=-utTZJ4iYoX-tNbMX1wf9fpzDXE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjvv6TI6MfeAhVPT8AKHcYWDvQQ6AEwBXoECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=HMS%20Growler%20(1841)%20Driver%20class&f=false. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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