HMS Beagle was a schooner of the Royal Navy, built by John Cuthbert, Millers Point, New South Wales and launched in December 1872.[2]

History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Beagle
BuilderJohn Cuthbert, Millers Point, New South Wales
LaunchedDecember 1882
FateSold in 1883.
General characteristics [1]
TypeBeagle-class schooner
Tons burthen120 bm
Length77 ft 0 in (23.5 m)
Beam18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
Depth of hold8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Sail planSchooner
Complement27
Armament1 × 12-pounder gun

She commenced service on the Australia Station at Sydney in 1873 for anti-blackbirding operations in the South Pacific.[2] In April 1875, she ran aground on a reef in the Spanish East Indies. Her crew were rescued.[3] She was paid off in 1883 and sold for £1,000.[2]

Fate

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Beagle was then sold to Messers Bell & Davis, who sailed to Peru after defrauding the Australian Mercantile Loan and Guarantee Company. She was then sold at Callao to Silvino Cavalie.[4]

Citations

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  1. ^ Winfield (2004) p. 301
  2. ^ a b c Bastock, p. 59.
  3. ^ "Spain". The Times. No. 28305. London. 1 May 1875. col D, p. 7.
  4. ^ "The Schooner Beagle at Callao, The Brisbane Courier, Friday 3 June 1892, p. 3". Retrieved 14 October 2010.

References

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  • Bastock, John (1988), Ships on the Australia Station, Child & Associates Publishing Pty Ltd; Frenchs Forest, Australia. ISBN 0-86777-348-0
  • Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (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.