The table below is from: "The Colonial Steamer and the Occupation of West Africa by the Victorian State" by Robert V Kubicek, Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, vol. 18 #1.
Abbreviations: irn= iron, pw=side paddle wheel, sc=single screw, sw=stern paddle wheel, ts=twinscrew, wod=wood, bm=builder's measurement, d=displacement, i=indicated, n=nominal, g=gross, stl=steel, *=includes cost of delivery to West Africa.
Sources: CO87, CO96, CO147, CO267, CO446, CO520; Lloyd's Registry of the Institution of Naval Architects
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