HMS Zephyr (1823)

HMS Zephyr was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was sold in 1836.

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

History
United Kingdom
Name: Zephyr
Ordered: 2 November 1818
Builder: Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down: November 1821
Launched: 1 November 1823
Completed: 23 June 1824
Fate: Sold, 8 September 1838
General characteristics
Class and type: Cherokee-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen: 228 34/94 bm
Length:
  • 90 ft (27.4 m) (gundeck)
  • 71 ft 3 in (21.7 m) (keel)
Beam: 24 ft 9 in (7.5 m)
Draught: 8 ft 8 in (2.6 m)
Depth: 11 ft (3.4 m)
Sail plan: Brig
Complement: 52
Armament: 2 × 6-pdr cannon; 8 × 18-pdr carronades

Description

Zephyr had a length at the gundeck of 90 feet (27.4 m) and 71 feet 3 inches (21.7 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 24 feet 9 inches (7.5 m), a draught of about 8 feet 8 inches (2.6 m) and a depth of hold of 11 feet (3.4 m). The ship's tonnage was 228 34/94 tons burthen.[1] The Cherokee class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and eight 18-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 52 officers and ratings.[2]

Construction and career

Zephyr, the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 2 November 1818, laid down in November 1821 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 1 November 1823.[2] She was completed on 23 June 1824 at Plymouth Dockyard.[1]

Notes
  1. Winfield, p. 1059
  2. Winfield & Lyon, p. 122
  3. Colledge, p. 396

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 (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 1-84415-700-8.
  • 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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