For other ships of the same name, see HMS Cormorant.
| HMS Cormorant (1842) | |
|---|---|
| Career |  |
| Name: | HMS Cormorant |
| Ordered: | 18 March 1841 |
| Builder: | Sheerness Dockyard |
| Cost: | £44,898 |
| Laid down: | 17 May 1841 |
| Launched: | 13 January 1842 |
| Commissioned: | 8 February 1843 |
| Fate: | Broken up on 17 August 1853 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Driver-class wooden paddle sloop |
| Displacement: | 1,590 tons |
| Tons burthen: | 1,055 62/94 bm |
| Length: | 180 ft (55 m) |
| Beam: | 36 ft (11.0 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Installed power: | 280 nhp |
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| Sail plan: | Brig-rigged |
| Complement: | 149 (later 160) |
| Armament: |
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HMS Cormorant was a Driver-class wooden paddle sloop of the Royal Navy that operated from 1843 to 1853.
References[]
- 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. 160.
The original article can be found at HMS Cormorant (1842) and the edit history here.