HMS Penguin (1838)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name: | Penguin |
| Namesake: | Penguin |
| Ordered: | 14 April 1836 |
| Builder: | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down: | November 1836 |
| Launched: | 10 April 1838 |
| Completed: | 21 September 1838 |
| Commissioned: | 24 July 1838 |
| Renamed: | As WV.31, 25 May 1863 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 5 June 1871 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Alert-class brig |
| Tons burthen: | 360 4/94 bm |
| Length: | |
| Beam: | 30 ft 4 in (9.2 m) |
| Draught: | 10 ft 11 in (3.3 m) |
| Depth: | 14 ft 8 in (4.5 m) |
| Complement: | 44 |
| Armament: | 2 × 6-pdr cannon; 4 × 12-pdr carronades |
HMS Penguin was a six-gun Alert-class packet brig built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.
Description
Penguin had a length at the gundeck of 95 feet (29.0 m) and 75 feet (22.9 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 30 feet 4 inches (9.2 m), a draught of 10 feet 11 inches (3.3 m) and a depth of hold of 14 feet 8 inches (4.5 m). The ship's tonnage was 360 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
Penguin, the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[4] was ordered on 14 April 1836, laid down in November 1836 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 10 April 1838.[3] She was completed on 21 September 1838 at Plymouth Dockyard and commissioned on 24 July of that year.[1]
Notes
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. OCLC 67375475.
- 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 1-84415-700-8.
- Winfield, Rif & Lyon, David (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.