HMS Partridge was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was sold in 1864.

History
United Kingdom
NamePartridge
NamesakePartridge
Ordered28 October 1826
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downAugust 1828
Launched12 October 1829
Completed24 April 1836
FateSold, 2 February 1864
General characteristics
Class and typeCherokee-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen230 64/94 bm
Length
  • 90 ft (27.4 m) (gundeck)
  • 72 ft 3 in (22.0 m) (keel)
Beam24 ft 8 in (7.5 m)
Draught9 ft (2.7 m)
Depth11 ft (3.4 m)
Sail planBrig
Complement52
Armament2 × 6-pdr cannon; 8 × 18-pdr carronades

Description

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Partridge had a length at the gundeck of 90 feet (27.4 m) and 72 feet 3 inches (22.0 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 24 feet 8 inches (7.5 m), a draught of about 9 feet (2.7 m) and a depth of hold of 11 feet (3.4 m). The ship's tonnage was 230 64/94 tons burthen.[1] The Cherokee class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and eight 18-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 52 officers and ratings.[2]

Construction and career

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Partridge, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 28 October 1826, laid down in August 1828 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 12 October 1829.[2] She was completed on 24 April 1836 at Plymouth Dockyard.[4]

On 6 June 1838 the ship arrived in Helgoland and was used to deport Harro Harring to Britain.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ Winfield, p. 1085
  2. ^ a b Winfield & Lyon, p. 121
  3. ^ Colledge, p. 260
  4. ^ Winfield & Lyon, p. 125
  5. ^ Rüger, p36

References

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  • 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.
  • Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
  • 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.
  • Rüger, Jan (2017) Heligoland Britain, Germany and the Struggle for the North Sea Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-967246-2.