HMS Peterel (1838)

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

History
United Kingdom
Name	Peterel
Ordered	14 April 1836
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down	April 1837
Launched	25 May 1838
Completed	18 August 1838
Commissioned	3 October 1838
Fate	Sold for scrap, 11 January 1862
General characteristics
Class and type	Alert-class brig
Tons burthen	359 4/94 bm
Length	95 ft 1 in (29.0 m) (Gun deck) 75 ft (22.9 m) (Keel)
Beam	30 ft 3 in (9.2 m)
Draught	10 ft 11 in (3.3 m)
Depth	14 ft 9 in (4.5 m)
Complement	44
Armament	2 × 6-pdr cannon; 4 × 12-pdr carronades

HMS Peterel was a six-gun Alert-class packet brig built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.

Description

Peterel had a length at the gundeck of 95 feet 1 inch (29.0 m) and 75 feet (22.9 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 30 feet 3 inches (9.2 m), a draught of 10 feet 11 inches (3.3 m) and a depth of hold of 14 feet 9 inches (4.5 m). The ship's tonnage was 359 4⁄94 tons burthen. ^[1] The Alert class was initially armed with a pair of 6-pounder cannon and four 12-pounder carronades. Later they were equipped with six 32-pounder or eight 18-pounder cannon. ^[2] The ships had a crew of 44 officers and ratings. ^[3]

Construction and career

Peterel, the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, ^[4] was ordered on 14 April 1836, laid down in April 1837 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 23 May 1838. ^[3] She was completed on 3 October 1838 at Plymouth Dockyard and commissioned on 18 August of that year. ^[1]

Notes

1. Winfield, p. 1119
2. Winfield, p. 1113
3. Winfield & Lyon, p. 127
4. Colledge, p. 266

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.