British sloop 'Columbine' (1826)

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Columbine
Nominal Guns	18	B028
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	9.6.1825	B181
Keel Laid Down	1.1826	B181
Acquired	1.12.1826	B028
Shipyard	Portsmouth Dockyard - Portsmouth	B028
Category	Unrated	B028
Ship Type	Sloop	B028
Sailing Rig	Brig	B028
Sold for Break Up	12.1.1892	B028

Armament

1827Broadside Weight = 262 Imperial Pound ( 118.817 kg)B181
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 6-Pounder

1849Broadside Weight = 178 Imperial Pound ( 80.723 kg)B181
Gun Deck10 British 32-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 18-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
1827125 B181
1849110 B181

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
25.6.1846 - 9.11.1846CommanderNBD18499.11.1846 - 1846CaptainNBD1849

4 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
2.6.1830 - 29.12.1831LieutenantNBD184931.12.1831 - 15.7.1834LieutenantNBD184929.6.1836 - 4.1838LieutenantNBD184919.1.1841 - 23.12.1842LieutenantNBD1849

Service History

DateEventSource
14.6.1842Capture of Woosung
16.6.1842Occupation of Shanghai
1849Refitted as a 12 gun Unrated Brig
4.1854Reduced to a coal hulk at SheernessB181

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B028J. J. Colledge, Book

B181David Lyon, Book

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

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