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 & 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 |
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| Armament |
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HMS Skylark was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was wrecked in 1845.
Construction and description
Skylark, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[1] 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.[3]
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.[3] 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]
Career
The Royal Navy had taken over the Post Office Packet Service and she became a Falmouth packet.[4]
On 25 March 1842, Skylark was driven ashore at Greenock, Renfrewshire. She was refloated and taken into port.[5]
Fate
On 25 April 1845, Skylark was driven ashore and wrecked at St Alban's Head, Dorset. Her crew survived.[6]
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.
- 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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
- Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (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.