HMS Peterel (1838)

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

History
United Kingdom
NamePeterel
Ordered14 April 1836
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downApril 1837
Launched25 May 1838
Completed18 August 1838
Commissioned3 October 1838
FateSold for scrap, 11 January 1862
General characteristics
Class and type brig
Tons burthen359 4/94 bm
Length
  • 95 ft 1 in (29.0 m) (Gun deck)
  • 75 ft (22.9 m) (Keel)
Beam30 ft 3 in (9.2 m)
Draught10 ft 11 in (3.3 m)
Depth14 ft 9 in (4.5 m)
Complement44
Armament2 × 6-pdr cannon; 4 × 12-pdr carronades

HMS Peterel was a six-gun packet brig built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.

Description[]

Peterel had a length at the gundeck of 95 feet 1 inch (29.0 m) and 75 feet (22.9 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 30 feet 3 inches (9.2 m), a draught of 10 feet 11 inches (3.3 m) and a depth of hold of 14 feet 9 inches (4.5 m). The ship's tonnage was 359 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[]

Peterel, the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[4] was ordered on 14 April 1836, laid down in April 1837 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 23 May 1838.[3] She was completed on 3 October 1838 at Plymouth Dockyard and commissioned on 18 August of that year.[1]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Winfield, p. 1119
  2. ^ Winfield, p. 1113
  3. ^ a b Winfield & Lyon, p. 127
  4. ^ Colledge, p. 266

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 (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.
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