British Sixth Rate corvette 'Terpsichore' (1847)

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Terpsichore
Nominal Guns	18	B181
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	15.12.1845	B181
Keel Laid Down	1.1846	B181
Launched	18.3.1847	B181
How acquired	Purpose built	B181
Shipyard	Blackwall - London	B181
Ship Class	Arachne Class (1845)
Designed by	Sir William SymondsBritish Designer Ship Builder	B181
Constructor	Wigram and GreenBritish Ship Builder	B181
Category	Sixth Rate	B181
Ship Type	Corvette
Sailing Rig	Ship Rigged
Sunk as Target	4.10.1865	B181

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentB181
Length of Gundeck115' 0"Imperial Feet35.052
Length of Keel90' 11"Imperial Feet27.4574
Breadth (oa)35' 5"Imperial Feet10.6934
Breadth35' 3"Imperial Feet10.6832
Depth in Hold16' 10"Imperial Feet4.8768
Burthen600 ⁸⁴⁄₉₄Tons BM

Armament

18.3.1847Broadside Weight = 288 Imperial Pound ( 130.608 kg)B181
Gun Deck16 British 32-Pound Carronade
Bow Chaser2 British 32-Pounder

Crew Complement

Date# of MenNotesSource
3.1847150Design complementB181

Service History

DateEventSource
1850Refitted as a Other Vessels Coal DepotB181

Notes on Ship

CommissionedB181

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

B181David Lyon, Book

Previous comments on this page

Posted by AvM on Thursday 6th of July 2017 15:11

not Wigran but Wigram

NoTE: Blackwall shipyard have many owners in the history and from 1843 was divided between R.&H.Green and Money Wigram & sons

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