HMS Challenger (1826)
 The wreck of HMS Challenger, with a encampment built by the crew
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| Name | HMS Challenger |
| Ordered |
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| Builder | Portsmouth Dockyard |
| Laid down | November 1825 |
| Launched | 14 November 1826 |
| Completed | By 9 March 1827 |
| Fate | Wrecked on 19 May 1835 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | 28-gun sixth rate |
| Tons burthen | 602 91/94 bm |
| Length |
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| Beam | 32 ft 8 in (9.96 m) |
| Depth of hold | 9 ft 3.25 in (2.8258 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 175 |
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HMS Challenger was a 28-gun sixth rate of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Portsmouth, England on 14 November 1826. She was 125ft 6in long and 33ft wide, with an armament consisting of upper deck twenty 32-pounders, quarter deck six 18-pounders, forecastle two 9-pounders. Under the command of Charles Fremantle, she was in part responsible for the creation of the colony of Swan River in 1829.
Fate
She was wrecked off Mocha Island, Chile on 19 May 1835.
References
Further reading
- Cygnet (1935), The story of H.M.S. Challenger (1826-1835) : the ship in which Captain Fremantle took possession of Western Australia for the British Crown in 1829, Paterson Brokensha