Story
This ship-rigged was built in 1823 by British East India Co Dockyard in Cochin.
Historical Notes
This vessel was under command of Captain Henry Kellett in 1848-1849 made a voyage to the Bering Sea, in company with H.M.S. Pandora, to meet Franklin who was expected to emerge from his attempted transit of the Northwest Passage. H.M.S. Herald was accompanied by H.M.S. Plover. This vessel made three summer cruises to the Arctic 1848, 1848, 1850 and then returned to England in 1851.
In 1859-1863 this vessel was stationed on the Pacific Station. On July 31, 1860 this vessel had a narrow escape from shipwreck while passing through what is now Active Pass under steam with H.M.S. Plumper and H.M.S. Alert. This vessel ran onto the bluff at Laura Point and in sheering off broke off some of the trees with her foreyard.
In 1862 she was sold for breaking up.
Owners & Masters
In 1823-1851 she was a warship of the Royal Navy.
Armament
8 guns
Named Features
Herald Rock (BC)
References
- Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)
- Markham, Clements R. (1875)
- J.J. Colledge and Ben Warlow (2010) Ships of the Royal Navy. Casemate Oxford UK
