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Nominal Guns80B181
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Ordered18.3.1839B181
Keel Laid Down6.1843B181
Acquired1.6.1848B181
ShipyardPembroke Dockyard - Pembroke Dock B181
Ship Class ()B181
CategoryThird RateB181
Ship TypeShip of the LineB181
Sailing RigShip RiggedB181
Sold3.1867B181

Armament


1.6.1848Broadside Weight = 1280 Imperial Pound ( 580.48 kg)B181
Lower Gun Deck30 British 32-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck28 British 32-Pounder
Quarterdeck16 British 32-Pounder
Forecastle6 British 32-Pounder

Crew Complement


Date# of MenNotesSource
27.11.1832720Design Complement

3 Ship Commanders


DatesRankNameSource
12.6.1860 - 2.4.1861Captain
Francis ScottBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1822-1873
W025
2.4.1861 - 5.1862Captain
George Edwin PateyBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1840-1862
W025
6.5.1862 - 6.2.1863Captain
The Hon. Swynfen Thomas CarnegieBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1832-1870
W025

 
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