HMS Daphne (1838)

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

Daphne in 1842
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Daphne
Ordered	26 February 1834
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Cost	£13,515
Laid down	December 1835
Launched	6 August 1838
Commissioned	2 February 1839
Fate	Sold March 1864
General characteristics
Class & type	Daphne-class corvette
Tons burthen	730 71⁄94 tons bm
Length	120 ft (36.6 m) (overall) 99 ft 5.5 in (30.3 m) (keel)
Depth of hold	18 ft (5.5 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Complement	175
Armament	18 × 32-pounder guns

Daphne dismasted off Mazattan 28 October 1851

HMS Daphne was a Royal Navy corvette, the name ship of her class, commissioned in 1839

Daphne ran aground on the Horse Bank in the Solent on 5 January 1847. She was refloated with assistance from the paddle tug HMS Echo and towed to Spithead in Hampshire. ^{[1] [2]} She was repaired and returned to service.

Daphne was sold in 1866.

References

Footnotes

1. "Naval Intelligence". The Times. No. 19440. London. 7 January 1847. col. C, p. 7.
2. "Ship News". The Standard. No. 6993. London. 7 January 1847.

Bibliography

• Lyon, David and Rif Winfield. The Sail and Steam Navy List: All of the Ships of the Royal Navy, 1815-1889. London: Chatham Publishing. 2004, p. 120.

External links

• Media related to HMS Daphne (1838) at Wikimedia Commons