Name | Lyra (1857) | Explanation | |
Type | Sloop | ||
Launched | 26 March 1857 | ||
Hull | Wooden | Length | 139 feet |
Propulsion | Screw | ||
Builders measure | 488 tons | ||
Displacement | 653 tons | ||
Guns | 9 | ||
Fate | 1876 | Last in commission | 1868 |
Class | Swallow | ||
Ships book | ADM 135/292 | ||
Career | |||
Date | Event | ||
26 March 1857 | Launched at Deptford Dockyard. | ||
12 November 1857 - 16 August 1861 | Commanded (from commissioning at Woolwich) by Commander Radulphus Bryce Oldfield, Cape of Good Hope | ||
17 August 1861 - 3 January 1862 | Commanded (until paying off at Portsmouth) by Commander John Richard Alexander, Cape of Good Hope | ||
19 December 1863 - 21 April 1868 | Commanded (from commissioning at Portsmouth until paying off at Portsmouth) by Commander Robert Augustus Parr, East Indies | ||
1876 | Broken up at Portsmouth Dockyard. |