Name | Champion (1824) | Explanation | |
Type | Sloop | ||
Launched | 31 May 1824 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Sail | ||
Builders measure | 456 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 18 | ||
Fate | 1867 | ||
Class | |||
Ships book | |||
Note | Wrecked as a target | ||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
17 November 1834 - 21 May 1837 | Commanded by Commander Robert Fair, North America and West Indies | ||
(January 1840) | Out of commission at Plymouth | ||
16 June 1841 - 23 February 1843 | Commanded by Commander Richard Byron, South America (until he died at Mazatlan) | ||
3 February 1848 - 9 January 1852 | Commanded by Commander John Montagu Hayes, Pacific |