HMS Daphne (1838)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Daphne.
| History | |
|---|---|
| |
| Name: | HMS Daphne |
| Ordered: | 26 February 1834 |
| Builder: | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Cost: | £13,515 |
| Laid down: | December 1835 |
| Launched: | 6 August 1838 |
| Commissioned: | 2 February 1839 |
| Fate: | Sold March 1864 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Daphne-class corvette |
| Tons burthen: | 730 71⁄94 tons bm |
| Length: |
|
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Complement: | 175 |
| Armament: | 18 × 32-pounder guns |
HMS Daphne was a Royal Navy corvette, the name ship of her class, commissioned in 1839 and sold in 1866.
References
- Lyon, David and Rif Winfield. The Sail and Steam Navy List: All of the Ships of the Royal Navy, 1815-1889. London: Chatham Publishing. 2004, p. 120.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, April 17, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.