For other ships of the same name, see HMS Acheron.
| HMS Acheron (1838) | |
|---|---|
 Acheron in New Zealand | |
| Career (United Kingdom) |  |
| Name: | HMS Acheron |
| Ordered: | 15 September 1837[Note 1][1] |
| Builder: | Sheerness dockyard |
| Cost: | £25,509[Note 2] |
| Laid down: | October 1837[1] |
| Launched: | 23 August 1838[1] |
| Commissioned: | 8 January 1839[1] |
| Fate: |
Survey ship, 1847 Sold at Sydney, 23 April 1855[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Hermes-class sloop |
| Tons burthen: | 715 43/94 bm |
| Length: |
150 ft 0 in (45.7 m) (gundeck) 128 ft 0 in (39.0 m) (keel) |
| Beam: | 32 ft 9 in (10.0 m) |
| Draught: |
11 ft 6 in (3.5 m) (forward) 12 ft 0 in (3.7 m) (aft) |
| Depth of hold: | 18 ft 2 in (5.5 m) |
| Installed power: | 160 nominal horsepower |
| Propulsion: |
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| Sail plan: | Brig rigged |
| Complement: | 135 |
| Armament: |
As built:
From 1842:
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HMS Acheron was a Hermes-class wooden paddle sloop of the Royal Navy. Between 1848 and 1851 she made a coastal survey of New Zealand, the first such survey since Captain Cook.
Career[]
Acheron, under the command of Captain John Lort Stokes, was despatched to New Zealand in January 1848, arriving in November the same year.[2] In March 1851, due to a budget cut to the Hydrographer of the Navy, Acheron was ordered to be laid up in Sydney, Australia and her crew returned to England.[2][3]
Fate[]
Acheron was sold at Sydney on 23 April 1855 for £2,067 16s.[1]
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Winfield (2004) p.158
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hydro International: By the Old Hydrographer
- ↑ Natusch, Sheila. "John Lort Stokes". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1s24. Retrieved December 2011.
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.
- Winfield, Rif; Lyon, David (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.
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