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HMS Raven (1829)

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History
United Kingdom
NameRaven
NamesakeRaven
Ordered8 November 1828
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downJune 1829
Launched21 October 1829
Completed29 December 1829
FateSold for scrap, 28 October 1859
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Tons burthen108 63/94 bm
Length
  • 60 ft 9 in (18.5 m) (gundeck)
  • 49 ft 5 in (15.1 m) (keel)
Beam22 ft 2 in (6.8 m)
Draught9 ft 5 in (2.9 m)
Depth9 ft (2.7 m)
Sail planSchooner rig
Complement34
Armament2 × 6-pdr cannon; 2 × 6-pdr carronades

HMS Raven was a four-gun Template:Sclass- built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was sold for scrap in 1859.

Description

Raven had a length at the gundeck of 60 feet 9 inches (18.5 m) and 49 feet 5 inches (15.1 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 20 feet 5 inches (6.2 m), a draught of about 9 feet 5 inches (2.9 m) and a depth of hold of 9 feet (2.7 m). The ship's tonnage was 108 63/94 tons burthen.[1] The Lark class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and a pair of 6-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 35 officers and ratings.[2]

Construction and career

Raven, the eighth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 8 November 1828, laid down in June 1829 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 21 October 1829.[2] She was completed on 29 December 1829 at Plymouth Dockyard.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Winfield, p. 1197
  2. ^ a b Winfield & Lyon, p. 137
  3. ^ Colledge, p. 288

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.
  • 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 1-84415-700-8. {{cite book}}: |format= requires |url= (help)
  • Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (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.