HMS Sparrow (1828)

HMS Sparrow was a 10-gun Bramble-class cutter built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was broken up in August 1860.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Sparrow.

History
United Kingdom
Name: Sparrow
Namesake: Sparrow
Ordered: 20 March 1819
Builder: Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down: October 1827
Launched: 28 June 1828
Commissioned: 18 July 1828
Homeport: Portsmouth Dockyard
Fate: Broken up, August 1860
General characteristics
Class and type: Bramble-class cutter
Tons burthen: 163 13/94 bm
Length:
  • 70 ft 9 in (21.6 m) (gundeck)
  • 52 ft 4 in (16.0 m) (keel)
Beam: 24 ft 3 in (7.4 m)
Draught: 10 ft (3.0 m)
Depth: 11 ft (3.4 m)
Sail plan: Fore-and-aft rig
Complement: 50
Armament: 2 × 6-pdr cannon; 8 × 12-pdr carronades

Description

Sparrow had a length at the gundeck of 70 feet 9 inches (21.6 m) and 52 feet 4 inches (16.0 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 24 feet 3 inches (7.4 m), a draught of about 10 feet (3.0 m) and a depth of hold of 11 feet (3.4 m). The ship's tonnage was 163 ​13⁄94 tons burthen.[1] The Bramble class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and eight 12-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 50 officers and ratings.[2]

Construction and career

Sparrow, the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 20 March 1819, laid down in October 1827 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 28 June 1828.[2] She was commissioned on 18 July and based at Portsmouth Dockyard.[1]

Notes
  1. Winfield, p. 1177
  2. Winfield & Lyon, p. 133
  3. Colledge, p. 327

References
  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  • Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.
  • Winfield, Rif (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817-1863 (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-47383-743-0.
  • Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6.
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