HMS Satellite (1826)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Satellite.
HMS Satellite was an 18-gun sloop, the name ship of her class, built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s.
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HMS Satellite commanded by Captain T. Robb in a heavy gale, Feb 28th 1838. Lat 29. Long 64. | |
History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Satellite |
Ordered | 9 June 1825 |
Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
Laid down | June 1826 |
Launched | 3 October 1826 |
Completed | 14 February 1827 |
Commissioned | 22 November 1826 |
Fate | Broken up, February 1849 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Satellite-class sloop |
Tons burthen | 466 41/94 bm |
Length | |
Beam | 31 ft 2 in (9.5 m) |
Draught | 11 ft 9 in (3.6 m) |
Depth | 13 ft 10 in (4.2 m) |
Complement | 125 |
Armament | 2 × 6-pdr cannon; 16 × 32-pdr carronades |
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