HMS Cockatrice (1832)

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

Her Majesty's schooner Cockatrice On the English Bank, Rio de la Plata May 26th 1840
History
United Kingdom
Name	Cockatrice
Namesake	Cockatrice
Ordered	11 September 1828
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down	July 1831
Launched	14 May 1832
Completed	15 September 1832
Reclassified	As packet boat, 1832
Fate	Sold, September 1858
General characteristics
Class and type	Cockatrice-class schooner
Tons burthen	18178/94 bm
Length	80 ft (24.4 m) (gundeck) 64 ft 2 in (19.6 m) (keel)
Beam	23 ft 4 in (7.1 m)
Draught	9 ft 5 in (2.9 m)
Depth	9 ft 10 in (3.0 m)
Sail plan	brigantine rig
Complement	33–42
Armament	2 × 6-pdr cannon; 4 × 12-pdr carronades

HMS Cockatrice was a six-gun schooner, the name ship of her class, built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s. She was sold for scrap in 1858.

Description

Cockatrice had a length at the gundeck of 80 feet (24.4 m) and 64 feet 2 inches (19.6 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 23 feet 4 inches (7.1 m), a draught of about 9 feet 5 inches (2.9 m) and a depth of hold of 9 feet 10 inches (3.0 m). The ship's tonnage was 181 78/94 tons burthen. ^[1] The Cockatrice class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and four 12-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 33–42 officers and ratings. ^[2]

Construction and career

Cockatrice, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, ^[3] was ordered on 11 September 1828, laid down in July 1831 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 14 May 1832. ^[2] She was completed on 15 September 1832 at Plymouth Dockyard. ^[1]

Citations

1. Winfield, pp. 1202–03
2. Winfield & Lyon, p. 138
3. Colledge, pp. 73

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   978-1-84415-700-6.
• 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.