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Sappho

6437
Nominal Guns16
NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
OperatorRoyal Navy
Acquired3.2.1837
ShipyardDevonport Dockyard - Plymouth
CategoryUnrated
Ship TypeSloop
Sailing RigBrig
Foundered1859

Dimensions


DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB028
Length of Gundeck101' 0"Imperial Feet30.7848 
Breadth32' 6"Imperial Feet9.8298 
Burthen428Tons BM 

Armament


1837Broadside Weight = 233 Imperial Pound ( 105.6655 kg)B028
Gun Deck14 British 32-Pound Carronade
Gun Deck2 British 9-Pounder

4 Commissioned Officers


DatesRankNameSource
23.2.1842 - 12.1842Lieutenant
Henry William BaughBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1830-1842
NBD1849
20.3.1843 - 1843Lieutenant
Thomas Adye AlldridgeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1823-1843
NBD1849
12.3.1844 - 4.11.1846Lieutenant
Montagu BurrowsBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1843-1846
NBD1849
24.2.1845 - 1846Lieutenant
Charles Augustus VansittartBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1834-1846
NBD1849

Service History


DateEventSource
1859Foundered off AustraliaB028

 
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