HMS Daphne (1838)

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

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

Daphne in 1842
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Daphne
Ordered	26 February 1834
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Cost	£13,515
Laid down	December 1835
Launched	6 August 1838
Commissioned	2 February 1839
Fate	Sold March 1864
General characteristics
Class & type	Daphne-class corvette
Tons burthen	730 71⁄94 tons bm
Length	120 ft (36.6 m) (overall) 99 ft 5.5 in (30.3 m) (keel)
Depth of hold	18 ft (5.5 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Complement	175
Armament	18 × 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.