British Fourth Rate ship of the line 'Vernon' (1832)

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Vernon
Nominal Guns	50	B181
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Acquired	1.5.1832	B181
Shipyard	Woolwich Dockyard - Woolwich	B181
Category	Fourth Rate	B181
Ship Type	Ship of the Line
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sold	14.9.1923	B181

2 Ship Commanders

DatesRankNameSource
18.7.1834 - 29.3.1837CaptainNAO30.10.1840 - 22.5.1844CaptainW025

9 Commissioned Officers

DatesRankNameSource
3.12.1832 - 25.6.1833First LieutenantNBD184920.12.1832 - 26.4.1833CommanderNBD184925.6.1833 - 16.2.1834LieutenantNBD184931.10.1840 - 20.8.1841LieutenantNBD18498.6.1841 - 1841LieutenantNBD184930.10.1841 - 1844LieutenantW02522.3.1845 - 1846LieutenantNBD18498.6.1846 - 25.11.1847LieutenantNBD18499.6.1847 - 1848LieutenantNBD1849

2 Warrant Officers

DatesRankNameSource
1.1.1833 - 31.12.1833Masterref:18711834 - 29.3.1837Masterref:1871

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

NAOVarious, Web Site

NBD1849O'Brien, Digital Book

W025P. Davis, Web Site

ref:1871 Archive

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