HMS Andromache (1832)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Andromache.
 HMS Imogene and Andromache passing the batteries of the Bocca Tigris in China, 1834 | |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Andromache |
| Ordered: | 29 October 1830[1] |
| Builder: | Pembroke Dockyard[1] |
| Cost: | £14,845 plus £7,759 for fitting[1] |
| Laid down: | August 1831[1] |
| Launched: | 27 August 1832[1] |
| Commissioned: | 19 September 1833[1] |
| Fate: |
Provision hulk at Plymouth in 1846 Powder depot in 1854 Broken up at Plymouth in March 1875[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Andromache-class sixth-rate frigate (later "corvette") |
| Tons burthen: | 717 73/94 bm[1] |
| Length: | 130 ft 0 in (39.6 m) (gundeck) 108 ft 8.75 in (33.1 m) (keel)[1] |
| Beam: | 35 ft 6.75 in (10.8 m)[1] |
| Depth of hold: | 10 ft 6.5 in (3.2 m)[1] |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 175[1] |
| Armament: | Upperdeck: 20 × 32-pounder gunnades Quarterdeck: 6 × 32-pounder gunnades |
HMS Andromache was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1832. She was converted to a powder hulk in 1854 and was broken up in 1875.
She took William Napier to China and participated in the war with China at Canton in 1834.
References
- 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.