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.

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 1394 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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