HMS Raven (1829)

History
United Kingdom
Name	Raven
Namesake	Raven
Ordered	8 November 1828
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down	June 1829
Launched	21 October 1829
Completed	29 December 1829
Fate	Sold for scrap, 28 October 1859
General characteristics
Class and type	cutter
Tons burthen	108 63/94 bm
Length	60 ft 9 in (18.5 m) (gundeck) 49 ft 5 in (15.1 m) (keel)
Beam	22 ft 2 in (6.8 m)
Draught	9 ft 5 in (2.9 m)
Depth	9 ft (2.7 m)
Sail plan	Schooner rig
Complement	34
Armament	2 × 6-pdr cannon; 2 × 6-pdr carronades

HMS Raven was a four-gun cutter built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was sold for scrap in 1859.

Description[]

Raven had a length at the gundeck of 60 feet 9 inches (18.5 m) and 49 feet 5 inches (15.1 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 20 feet 5 inches (6.2 m), a draught of about 9 feet 5 inches (2.9 m) and a depth of hold of 9 feet (2.7 m). The ship's tonnage was 108 63/94 tons burthen.^[1] The Lark class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and a pair of 6-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 35 officers and ratings.^[2]

Construction and career[]

Raven, the eighth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,^[3] was ordered on 8 November 1828, laid down in June 1829 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 21 October 1829.^[2] She was completed on 29 December 1829 at Plymouth Dockyard.^[1] On 7 November 1844, Raven ran aground in the English Channel off Dungeness, Kent and was damaged. She was taken in to Sheerness, Kent for repairs.^[4]

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References[]

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