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| Name | Beacon (launched as Meteor, 1823) | Explanation | |
| Type | Bomb vessel | ||
| Launched | 25 June 1823 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 378 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 14 | ||
| Fate | 1846 | ||
| Class | Fury | ||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | 1832 = Beacon, survey ship | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 4 May 1824 | Commanded by Commander James Scott, Mediterranean | ||
| 1832 | Renamed Beacon (survey ship) | ||
| 2 August 1836 - 22 February 1841 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Thomas Graves, surveying in the Mediterranean | ||
| 22 February 1841 - 1 April 1846 | Commanded by Commander Thomas Graves, Mediterranean | ||
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