HMS Daphne (1838)

HMS Daphne was a Royal Navy corvette, the name ship of her class, commissioned in 1839

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Daphne.

Daphne in 1842
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Daphne
Ordered26 February 1834
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Cost£13,515
Laid downDecember 1835
Launched6 August 1838
Commissioned2 February 1839
FateSold March 1864
General characteristics
Class and typeDaphne-class corvette
Tons burthen730 71⁄94 tons bm
Length
  • 120 ft (36.6 m) (overall)
  • 99 ft 5.5 in (30.3 m) (keel)
Depth of hold18 ft (5.5 m)
PropulsionSails
Complement175
Armament18 × 32-pounder guns
Daphne dismasted off Mazattan 28 October 1851

Daphne ran aground on the Horse Bank in the Solent on 5 January 1847. She was refloated with assistance from the paddle tug HMS Echo and towed to Spithead in Hampshire.[1][2] She was repaired and returned to service.

Daphne was sold in 1866.

References

Footnotes
  1. "Naval Intelligence". The Times. No. 19440. London. 7 January 1847. col C, p. 7.
  2. "Ship News". The Standard. No. 6993. London. 7 January 1847.

Bibliography
  • 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. 120.


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