HMS Skylark (1826)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name: | Skylark |
| Namesake: | Skylark |
| Ordered: | 25 March 1823 |
| Builder: | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down: | May 1825 |
| Launched: | 6 May 1826 |
| Completed: | 22 February 1827 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, 25 April 1845 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Cherokee-class brig-sloop |
| Tons burthen: | 236 78/94 bm |
| Length: | |
| Beam: | 24 ft 9 in (7.5 m) |
| Draught: | 9 ft 4 in (2.8 m) |
| Depth: | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Sail plan: | Brig |
| Complement: | 52 |
| Armament: | 2 × 6-pdr cannon; 8 × 18-pdr carronades |
HMS Skylark was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was wrecked in 1845.
Description
Skylark had a length at the gundeck of 90 feet (27.4 m) and 73 feet 3 inches (22.3 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 24 feet 11 inches (7.6 m), a draught of about 9 feet 4 inches (2.8 m) and a depth of hold of 11 feet (3.4 m). The ship's tonnage was 234 67/94 tons burthen.[1] The Cherokee class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and eight 18-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 52 officers and ratings.[2]
Construction and career
Skylark, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 25 March 1823, laid down in May 1825 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 6 June 1826.[2] She was completed on 22 February 1827 at Plymouth Dockyard.[1]
Notes
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 1-84415-700-8.
- 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.