| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Barracouta |
| Builder: | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Launched: | 31 March 1851 |
| Fate: | Broken up in 1881. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | barque paddle sloop |
HMS Barracouta was a paddle sloop, of the Royal Navy, built at the Pembroke Dockyard and launched on 31 March 1851.[1]
She commenced service in England before joining the East Indies Station in 1854. During the Crimean War she participated in the blockade of Petropavlovski.[1] She also participated during the Second Opium War in 1856 before returning to England and being paid off in 1857.[1] She was sent to North America and West Indies Station in 1860 until 1864, before being paid off and then returning to the North America and West Indies Station in 1866. She returned to England in 1870 and was paid off and was used as a tender at the Portsmouth Dockyard. She served as part of the West Africa Station in 1873 and participated in the Anglo-Ashanti wars.[1]
After being refitted in England, she commenced service on the Australia Station in August 1874.[1] She took part in the Samoan operations in 1876. She left the Australia Station in July 1876 and returned to England and was paid off at the Chatham Dockyard in 1877.[1]
She was broken up in 1881.[1]
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