HMS Raven (1829)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name: | Raven |
| Namesake: | Raven |
| Ordered: | 8 November 1828 |
| Builder: | Pembroke Dockyard |
| Laid down: | June 1829 |
| Launched: | 21 October 1829 |
| Completed: | 29 December 1829 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 28 October 1859 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Lark-class cutter |
| Tons burthen: | 108 63/94 bm |
| Length: | |
| Beam: | 22 ft 2 in (6.8 m) |
| Draught: | 9 ft 5 in (2.9 m) |
| Depth: | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Sail plan: | Schooner rig |
| Complement: | 34 |
| Armament: | 2 × 6-pdr cannon; 2 × 6-pdr carronades |
HMS Raven was a four-gun Lark-class cutter built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was sold for scrap in 1859.
Description
Raven had a length at the gundeck of 60 feet 9 inches (18.5 m) and 49 feet 5 inches (15.1 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 20 feet 5 inches (6.2 m), a draught of about 9 feet 5 inches (2.9 m) and a depth of hold of 9 feet (2.7 m). The ship's tonnage was 108 63/94 tons burthen.[1] The Lark class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and a pair of 6-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 35 officers and ratings.[2]
Construction and career
Raven, the eighth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 8 November 1828, laid down in June 1829 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 21 October 1829.[2] She was completed on 29 December 1829 at Plymouth Dockyard.[1]
Notes
References
- 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.
- 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.
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 1-84415-700-8.
- 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.