History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Peterel |
Ordered | 14 April 1836 |
Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
Laid down | April 1837 |
Launched | 25 May 1838 |
Completed | 18 August 1838 |
Commissioned | 3 October 1838 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 11 January 1862 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Alert-class brig |
Tons burthen | 359 4/94 bm |
Length | |
Beam | 30 ft 3 in (9.2 m) |
Draught | 10 ft 11 in (3.3 m) |
Depth | 14 ft 9 in (4.5 m) |
Complement | 44 |
Armament | 2 × 6-pdr cannon; 4 × 12-pdr carronades |
HMS Peterel was a six-gun Alert-class packet brig built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.
Peterel had a length at the gundeck of 95 feet 1 inch (29.0 m) and 75 feet (22.9 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 30 feet 3 inches (9.2 m), a draught of 10 feet 11 inches (3.3 m) and a depth of hold of 14 feet 9 inches (4.5 m). The ship's tonnage was 359 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]
Peterel, the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, [4] was ordered on 14 April 1836, laid down in April 1837 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 23 May 1838. [3] She was completed on 3 October 1838 at Plymouth Dockyard and commissioned on 18 August of that year. [1]
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