Summary
HMS Harlequin was a 16-gun Racer-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.
 Harlequin
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Harlequin |
| Namesake | Harlequin |
| Ordered | 28 March 1832 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | November 1832 |
| Launched | 18 March 1836 |
| Completed | 25 October 1836 |
| Commissioned | 16 August 1836 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, August 1904 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Racer-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 432 81/94 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 32 ft 6 in (9.9 m) |
| Draught | 12 ft 6 in (3.8 m) |
| Depth | 15 ft 3 in (4.6 m) |
| Complement | 110 |
| Armament | 2 × 9-pdr cannon; 14 × 32-pdr carronades |
Description edit
Harlequin had a length at the gundeck of 100 feet 6 inches (30.6 m) and 78 feet 10 inches (24.0 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 32 feet 6 inches (9.9 m), a draught of 12 feet 6 inches (3.8 m) and a depth of hold of 15 feet 3 inches (4.6 m). The ship's tonnage was 432 81⁄94 tons burthen.[1] The Racer class was armed with a pair of 9-pounder (or 18-pounder) cannon and fourteen 32-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 120 officers and ratings.[2]
Construction and career edit
Harlequin, the fifth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 28 March 1832, laid down in November 1832 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 18 March 1836.[2] She was completed on 25 October at Plymouth Dockyard and commissioned on 16 August of the same year.[1]
Notes edit
References edit
- 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 edit
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