HMS Dolphin was a 3-gun packet brigantine ship of the Royal Navy, launched in 1836.
![]() Drawing of the profile of the Dolphin, from the archives of the Royal Museums Greenwich
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History | |
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Launched | 1836 |
Decommissioned | 1861 |
Fate | Sold in 1894 |
General characteristics | |
Complement | 33 |
Armament | 1 × 32-pdr, 2 × 32-pdr carronades |
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She participated in the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado. It was decommissioned in 1861 and sold in 1894.[1][2][3]
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References
edit- ^ "Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Dolphin".
- ^ "List of ships built at Sheerness - CheyneyRock.co.uk". Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "HMS Dolphin". Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
External links
edit- Media related to HMS Dolphin (1836) at Wikimedia Commons