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| Name | Blonde (1819) | Explanation | |
| Type | Fifth rate | ||
| Launched | 12 January 1819 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 1103 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 46 | ||
| Fate | 1895 | ||
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| Note | 1850 h.s. 1870 = Calypso | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 6 November 1839 - 3 March 1843 | Commanded by Captain Thomas Bourchier, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war). He played a leading role in many actions during the war, and ultimately returned with three million dollars of the 'Chinese ransom'. | ||
| (October 1843) | Out of commission at Portsmouth | ||
| 1870 | Renamed Calypso | ||
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