HMS Persian (1839)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name: | Persian |
| Ordered: | 31 December 1835 |
| Builder: | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down: | May 1838 |
| Launched: | 7 October 1839 |
| Completed: | 24 April 1840 |
| Commissioned: | 23 February 1840 |
| Fate: | Broken up by 27 June 1866 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type: | Acorn-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen: | 483 88/94 bm |
| Length: | |
| Beam: | 33 ft 6 in (10.2 m) |
| Draught: | 11 ft 9 in (3.6 m) |
| Depth: | 14 ft 10 in (4.5 m) |
| Complement: | 110–130 |
| Armament: | 2 × 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.
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
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. OCLC 67375475.
- 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 1-84415-700-8.
- Winfield, Rif & Lyon, David (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. OCLC 52620555.