HMS Sparrow (1828)

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NameSparrow
Namesake Sparrow
Ordered20 March 1819
Builder Pembroke Dockyard
Laid downOctober 1827
Launched28 June 1828
Commissioned18 July 1828
Homeport Portsmouth Dockyard
Fate Broken up, August 1860
General characteristics
Class and type Bramble-class cutter
Tons burthen163 13/94 bm
Length
  • 70 ft 9 in (21.6 m) (gundeck)
  • 52 ft 4 in (16.0 m) (keel)
Beam24 ft 3 in (7.4 m)
Draught10 ft (3.0 m)
Depth11 ft (3.4 m)
Sail plan Fore-and-aft rig
Complement50
Armament2 × 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.

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

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