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HMS Satellite (1826)

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HMS Satellite commanded by Captain T. Robb in a heavy gale, Feb 28th 1838. Lat 29. Long 64.
History
United Kingdom
NameSatellite
Ordered9 June 1825
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downJune 1826
Launched3 October 1826
Completed14 February 1827
Commissioned22 November 1826
FateBroken up, February 1849
General characteristics
Class and typeSatellite-class sloop
Tons burthen466 41/94 bm
Length
  • 112 ft (34.1 m) (gundeck)
  • 92 ft 1 in (28.1 m) (keel)
Beam31 ft 2 in (9.5 m)
Draught11 ft 9 in (3.6 m)
Depth13 ft 10 in (4.2 m)
Complement125
Armament2 × 6-pdr cannon; 16 × 32-pdr carronades

HMS Satellite was an 18-gun sloop, the name ship of her class, built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s.

Description

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Satellite had a length at the gundeck of 112 feet (34.1 m) and 94 feet 2 inches (28.7 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 31 feet 2 inches (9.5 m), a draught of 11 feet 9 inches (3.6 m) and a depth of hold of 13 feet 10 inches (4.2 m). The ship's tonnage was 466 4194 tons burthen.[1] The Satellite class was armed with a pair of 9-pounder cannon in the bow and sixteen 32-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 125 officers and ratings.[2]

Construction and career

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Satellite, the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 9 June 1825, laid down in June 1826 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 3 October 1826.[2] She was completed on 14 February 1827 at Plymouth Dockyard and commissioned on 22 November 1826.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Winfield, p. 925
  2. ^ a b Winfield & Lyon, p. 119
  3. ^ Colledge, p. 311

References

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  • 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.