HMS Sparrow was a 10-gun Bramble-class cutter built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was broken up in August 1860.
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Sparrow |
Namesake | Sparrow |
Ordered | 20 March 1819 |
Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
Laid down | October 1827 |
Launched | 28 June 1828 |
Commissioned | 18 July 1828 |
Homeport | Portsmouth Dockyard |
Fate | Broken up, August 1860 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Bramble-class cutter |
Tons burthen | 163 13/94 bm |
Length | |
Beam | 24 ft 3 in (7.4 m) |
Draught | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
Depth | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
Sail plan | Fore-and-aft rig |
Complement | 50 |
Armament | 2 × 6-pdr cannon; 8 × 12-pdr carronades |
Sparrow had a length at the gundeck of 70 feet 9 inches (21.6 m) and 52 feet 4 inches (16.0 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 24 feet 3 inches (7.4 m), a draught of about 10 feet (3.0 m) and a depth of hold of 11 feet (3.4 m). The ship's tonnage was 163 13⁄94 tons burthen.[1] The Bramble class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and eight 12-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 50 officers and ratings.[2]
Sparrow, the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 20 March 1819, laid down in October 1827 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 28 June 1828.[2] She was commissioned on 18 July and based at Portsmouth Dockyard.[1]
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