HMS Penguin (1838)
HMS Penguin was a six-gun Alert-class packet brig built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.
 Drawing of the Penguin, 1836 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Penguin |
| Namesake | Penguin |
| Ordered | 14 April 1836 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | November 1836 |
| Launched | 10 April 1838 |
| Completed | 21 September 1838 |
| Commissioned | 24 July 1838 |
| Renamed | As WV.31, 25 May 1863 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 5 June 1871 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Alert-class brig |
| Tons burthen | 360 4/94 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 30 ft 4 in (9.2 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 11 in (3.3 m) |
| Depth | 14 ft 8 in (4.5 m) |
| Complement | 44 |
| Armament | 2 × 6-pdr cannon; 4 × 12-pdr carronades |
Description
Penguin had a length at the gundeck of 95 feet (29.0 m) and 75 feet (22.9 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 30 feet 4 inches (9.2 m), a draught of 10 feet 11 inches (3.3 m) and a depth of hold of 14 feet 8 inches (4.5 m). The ship's tonnage was 360 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
Penguin, the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[4] was ordered on 14 April 1836, laid down in November 1836 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 10 April 1838.[3] She was completed on 21 September 1838 at Plymouth Dockyard and commissioned on 24 July of that year.[1]
Notes
- Winfield, p. 1119
- Winfield, p. 1113
- Winfield & Lyon, p. 127
- Colledge, p. 264
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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 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. OCLC 52620555.
External links
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