HMS Pandora (1833)
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History | |
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Name | HMS Pandora |
Ordered | 11 December 1831 |
Builder | Woolwich Dockyard |
Cost | £7,821 |
Laid down | August 1832 |
Launched | 5 July 1836 |
Commissioned | 1 June 1836 |
Reclassified | Converted to survey ship 1845. |
Fate | Sold January 1862 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Pandora-class brig |
Tons burthen | 318 68⁄94 tons bm |
Length |
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Beam | 29 ft 3 in (8.9 m) |
Depth of hold | 13 ft 10 in (4.22 m) |
Propulsion | Sails |
Complement | 50 (later 60) |
Armament |
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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.