Geschichte
This warship was built in 1840 by H.M. Dockyard (Plymouth) in Portsmouth.
Historische Notizen
This vessel arrived at Fort Victoria, Vancouver Island on March 10, 1850. On March 11, 1850 this vessel was berthed in Victoria Harbour to witness Richard Blanshard assume the Governorship of the newly formed Colony of Vancouver Island, and issued a seventeen-gun salute. This vessel was wrecked on 3 August 1861 on Mayaguana Island, the most easterly of the Bahamas, in the West Indies.
Eigentümer & Kapitäne
In 1840-1851 she served in the Royal Navy.
Bewaffnung
As built:
2 × 10-inch/42-pounder (84cwt) pivot guns; 2 × 68-pounder guns (64cwt); 2 × 42-pounder (22cwt) guns;
After 1856:
1 × 110-pdr Armstrong gun; 1 × 68-pounder (95cwt) gun; 4 × 32-pounder (42cwt) guns;
Referenzen
J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow (2010) Ships of the Royal Navy. Casemate Oxford UK
