HMS Persian (1839)

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Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
NamePersian
Ordered31 December 1835
Builder Pembroke Dockyard
Laid downMay 1838
Launched7 October 1839
Completed24 April 1840
Commissioned23 February 1840
Fate Broken up by 27 June 1866
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type Acorn-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen483 88/94 bm
Length
  • 105 ft 1 in (32.0 m) (Gun deck)
  • 82 ft 9 in (25.2 m) (Keel)
Beam33 ft 6 in (10.2 m)
Draught11 ft 9 in (3.6 m)
Depth14 ft 10 in (4.5 m)
Complement110–130
Armament2 × 32-pdr guns; 14 × 32-pdr carronades

HMS Persian was a sixteen-gun Acorn-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.

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Description

Persian had a length at the gundeck of 105 feet 1 inch (32.0 m) and 82 feet 9 inches (25.2 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 33 feet 6 inches (10.2 m), a draught of 11 feet 9 inches (3.6 m) and a depth of hold of 14 feet 10 inches (4.5 m). The ship's tonnage was 483 88⁄94 tons burthen. [1] The Acorn class was initially armed with a pair of 32-pounder guns and fourteen 32-pounder carronades. The armament was later changed to four 32-pounder cannon and a dozen 32-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 110–30 officers and ratings. [2]

Construction and career

Persian, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, [3] was ordered on 31 December 1835, laid down in May 1838 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 7 October 1839. [2] She was completed on 28 April 1840 at Plymouth Dockyard and commissioned on 23 February of that year. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Winfield, p. 1135
  2. 1 2 Winfield & Lyon, p. 128
  3. ↑ Colledge, p. 265

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