Summary
HMS Persian was a sixteen-gun Acorn-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Persian |
| Ordered | 31 December 1835 |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down | May 1838 |
| Launched | 7 October 1839 |
| Completed | 24 April 1840 |
| Commissioned | 23 February 1840 |
| Fate | Broken up by 27 June 1866 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Class and type | Acorn-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen | 483 88/94 bm |
| Length | |
| Beam | 33 ft 6 in (10.2 m) |
| Draught | 11 ft 9 in (3.6 m) |
| Depth | 14 ft 10 in (4.5 m) |
| Complement | 110–130 |
| Armament | 2 × 32-pdr guns; 14 × 32-pdr carronades |
Description edit
Persian had a length at the gundeck of 105 feet 1 inch (32.0 m) and 82 feet 9 inches (25.2 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 33 feet 6 inches (10.2 m), a draught of 11 feet 9 inches (3.6 m) and a depth of hold of 14 feet 10 inches (4.5 m). The ship's tonnage was 483 88⁄94 tons burthen.[1] The Acorn class was initially armed with a pair of 32-pounder guns and fourteen 32-pounder carronades. The armament was later changed to four 32-pounder cannon and a dozen 32-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 110–30 officers and ratings.[2]
Construction and career edit
Persian, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 31 December 1835, laid down in May 1838 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 7 October 1839.[2] She was completed on 28 April 1840 at Plymouth Dockyard and commissioned on 23 February of that year.[1]
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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 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. OCLC 52620555.