History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Skylark |
Namesake | Skylark |
Ordered | 25 March 1823 |
Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
Laid down | May 1825 |
Launched | 6 May 1826 |
Completed | 22 February 1827 |
Fate | Wrecked, 25 April 1845 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cherokee-class brig-sloop |
Tons burthen | 236 78/94 bm |
Length | |
Beam | 24 ft 9 in (7.5 m) |
Draught | 9 ft 4 in (2.8 m) |
Depth | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
Sail plan | Brig |
Complement |
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Armament |
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HMS Skylark was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was wrecked in 1845.
Skylark, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, [1] was ordered on 25 March 1823, laid down in May 1825 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 6 June 1826. [2] She was completed on 22 February 1827 at Plymouth Dockyard. [3]
Skylark had a length at the gundeck of 90 feet (27.4 m) and 73 feet 3 inches (22.3 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 24 feet 11 inches (7.6 m), a draught of about 9 feet 4 inches (2.8 m) and a depth of hold of 11 feet (3.4 m). The ship's tonnage was 234 67/94 tons burthen. [3] 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]
The Royal Navy had taken over the Post Office Packet Service and she became a Falmouth packet. [4]
On 25 March 1842, Skylark was driven ashore at Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and taken into port. [5]
On 25 April 1845, Skylark was driven ashore and wrecked at St Alban's Head, Dorset. Her crew survived. [6]
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