HMS Pandora (1833)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Pandora.
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Pandora |
| Ordered: | 11 December 1831 |
| Builder: | Woolwich Dockyard |
| Cost: | £7,821 |
| Laid down: | August 1832 |
| Launched: | 5 July 1836 |
| Commissioned: | 1 June 1836 |
| Reclassified: | Converted to survey ship 1845. |
| Fate: | Sold January 1862 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Pandora-class brig |
| Tons burthen: | 318 68⁄94 tons bm |
| Length: | 90 ft (27 m) (overall) 71 ft 3 in (21.7 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 29 ft 3 in (8.9 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 13 ft 10 in (4.22 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Complement: | 50 (later 60) |
| Armament: | 2 × 32-pounder carronades 1 × 32-pounder gun |
HMS Pandora was a 3-gun brig of the British Royal Navy, in service from 1833 to 1862.
References
- Lyon, David and Rif Winfield. The Sail and Steam Navy List: All of the Ships of the Royal Navy, 1815-1889. London: Chatham Publishing. 2004, p. 126.