HMS Sparrow (1828)

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

History
United Kingdom
Name	Sparrow
Namesake	Sparrow
Ordered	20 March 1819
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down	October 1827
Launched	28 June 1828
Commissioned	18 July 1828
Homeport	Portsmouth Dockyard
Fate	Broken up, August 1860
General characteristics
Class & type	Bramble-class cutter
Tons burthen	163 13/94 bm
Length	70 ft 9 in (21.6 m) (gundeck) 52 ft 4 in (16.0 m) (keel)
Beam	24 ft 3 in (7.4 m)
Draught	10 ft (3.0 m)
Depth	11 ft (3.4 m)
Sail plan	Fore-and-aft rig
Complement	50
Armament	2 × 6-pdr cannon; 8 × 12-pdr carronades

HMS Sparrow was a 10-gun Bramble-class cutter built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was broken up in August 1860.

Description

Sparrow had a length at the gundeck of 70 feet 9 inches (21.6 m) and 52 feet 4 inches (16.0 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 24 feet 3 inches (7.4 m), a draught of about 10 feet (3.0 m) and a depth of hold of 11 feet (3.4 m). The ship's tonnage was 163 13⁄94 tons burthen. ^[1] The Bramble class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and eight 12-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 50 officers and ratings. ^[2]

Construction and career

Sparrow, the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, ^[3] was ordered on 20 March 1819, laid down in October 1827 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 28 June 1828. ^[2] She was commissioned on 18 July and based at Portsmouth Dockyard. ^[1]

Notes

1. Winfield, p. 1177
2. Winfield & Lyon, p. 133
3. Colledge, p. 327

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN   978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC   67375475.
• Phillips, Lawrie (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN   978-0-7509-5214-9.
• Winfield, Rif (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817-1863 (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN   978-1-47383-743-0.
• Lyon, David & Winfield, Rif (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. Chatham Publishing. ISBN   978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC   52620555.