HMS Harrier (1831)

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

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HMS Harrier
History
United Kingdom
NameHarrier
Ordered30 January 1829
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downNovember 1830
Launched8 November 1831
Completed25 March 1832
Commissioned24 November 1831
FateBroken up, March 1840
General characteristics
Class and type sloop
Tons burthen485 69/94 bm
Length
  • 114 ft 4 in (34.8 m) (gundeck)
  • 93 ft 6 in (28.5 m) (keel)
Beam31 ft 7 in (9.6 m)
Draught11 ft 9 in (3.6 m)
Depth8 ft 3 in (2.5 m)
Complement120
Armament2 × 9-pdr cannon; 16 × 32-pdr carronades

HMS Harrier was an 18-gun sloop, built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.

Description[]

Harrier had a length at the gundeck of 114 feet 4 inches (34.8 m) and 93 feet 6 inches (28.5 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 31 feet 3 inches (9.5 m), a draught of 11 feet 9 inches (3.6 m) and a depth of hold of 8 feet 3 inches (2.5 m). The ship's tonnage was 48569⁄94 tons burthen.[1] The Fly class was armed with a pair of 9-pounder cannon in the bow and sixteen 32-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 120 officers and ratings.[2]

Construction and career[]

Harrier, the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 30 January 1829, laid down in November 1830 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 8 November 1831.[2] She was completed on 25 March 1832 at Plymouth Dockyard and commissioned on 24 November 1831.[1]

Plan showing a part stern elevation and plan illustrating the fitting of an iron tiller to Harrier

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Winfield, p. 1203
  2. ^ a b Winfield & Lyon, p. 120
  3. ^ Colledge, p. 156

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.
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 1-84415-700-8.
  • 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.
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