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| Name | Beagle (1820) | Explanation | |
| Type | Brig-sloop | ||
| Launched | 11 May 1820 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 237 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 10 | ||
| Fate | 1870 | ||
| Class | Cherokee | ||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | 1825 survey vessel. 1846 Customs w.v. 1863 = WV.7 | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 13 November 1828 - 30 October 1830 | Commanded by Commander Robert Fitzroy, coast of South America, following the suicide of her former commander, Captain Pringle Stokes. | ||
| 4 July 1831 - 17 November 1836 | Commanded by Commander Robert Fitzroy, coast of South America (with Charles Darwin on board) | ||
| 16 February 1837 - March 1841 | Commanded by Commander John Clements Wickham, Australia (until invalided) | ||
| 16 August 1841 - 14 October 1843 | Commanded by Commander John Lort Stokes, discovery voyage to Australia | ||
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