HMS Sparrow (1828)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom
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| Name: | Sparrow |
| Namesake: | Sparrow |
| Ordered: | 20 March 1819 |
| Builder: | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down: | October 1827 |
| Launched: | 28 June 1828 |
| Commissioned: | 18 July 1828 |
| Homeport: | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Fate: | Broken up, August 1860 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Bramble-class cutter |
| Tons burthen: | 163 13/94 bm |
| Length: | |
| Beam: | 24 ft 3 in (7.4 m) |
| Draught: | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Depth: | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Sail plan: | Fore-and-aft rig |
| Complement: | 50 |
| Armament: | 2 × 6-pdr cannon; 8 × 12-pdr carronades |
HMS Sparrow was a 10-gun Bramble-class cutter built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was broken up in August 1860.
Description
Sparrow had a length at the gundeck of 70 feet 9 inches (21.6 m) and 52 feet 4 inches (16.0 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 24 feet 3 inches (7.4 m), a draught of about 10 feet (3.0 m) and a depth of hold of 11 feet (3.4 m). The ship's tonnage was 163 13⁄94 tons burthen.[1] The Bramble class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and eight 12-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 50 officers and ratings.[2]
Construction and career
Sparrow, the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 20 March 1819, laid down in October 1827 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 28 June 1828.[2] She was commissioned on 18 July and based at Portsmouth Dockyard.[1]
Notes
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.
- Winfield, Rif (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817-1863 (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-47383-743-0.
- Winfield, Rif & Lyon, David (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.