HMS Pandora (1833)

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History
NameHMS Pandora
Ordered11 December 1831
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Cost£7,821
Laid downAugust 1832
Launched5 July 1836
Commissioned1 June 1836
ReclassifiedConverted to survey ship 1845.
FateSold January 1862
General characteristics
Class and typePandora-class brig
Tons burthen318 6894 tons bm
Length
  • 90 ft (27 m)* (overall)
  • 71 ft 3 in (21.7 m) (keel)
Beam29 ft 3 in (8.9 m)
Depth of hold13 ft 10 in (4.22 m)
PropulsionSails
Complement50 (later 60)
Armament

HMS Pandora was a 3-gun brig of the British Royal Navy, in service from 1833 to 1862.

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. 126.
  • Day, Jean D. The Search for Thomas Kerr, Mariner, Mapmaker, Missionary, Meteorologist, 1825 - 1875. Create Space, 2015.