HMS Satellite (1826)

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.

HMS Satellite commanded by Captain T. Robb in a heavy gale, Feb 28th 1838. Lat 29. Long 64.
History
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 & type	Satellite-class sloop
Tons burthen	466 41/94 bm
Length	112 ft (34.1 m) (gundeck) 92 ft 1 in (28.1 m) (keel)
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

Description

Satellite had a length at the gundeck of 112 feet (34.1 m) and 94 feet 2 inches (28.7 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 31 feet 2 inches (9.5 m), a draught of 11 feet 9 inches (3.6 m) , and a depth of hold of 13 feet 10 inches (4.2 m). The ship's tonnage was 466 41⁄94 tons burthen.^[1] The Satellite class was armed with a pair of 9-pounder cannons in the bow and sixteen 32-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 125 officers and ratings.^[2]

Construction and career

Satellite, the third ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,^[3] was ordered on 9 June 1825, laid down in June 1826 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 3 October 1826.^[2] She was completed on 14 February 1827 at Plymouth Dockyard and commissioned on 22 November 1826.^[1]