HMS Starling (1829)
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Starling.
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Starling |
| Ordered: | 8 December 1828 |
| Builder: | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down: | June 1829 |
| Launched: | 31 September 1829 |
| Reclassified: | Converted to survey ship 1834. |
| Fate: | Sold February 1844 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Lark-class Schooner |
| Tons burthen: | 107 73⁄94 tons bm |
| Length: | 60 ft 9 in (18.5 m) (overall) 49 ft 5 in (15.1 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 20 ft 3 in (6.2 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sails |
| Complement: | 34 |
| Armament: | 2 × 6-pounder carronades 2 × 6-pounder guns |
HMS Starling was a 4-gun schooner of the British Royal Navy, one of the two ships in an expedition lead by Edward Belcher to survey the Pacific coast of the Americas.
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. 136.