Name | Childers (1827) | Explanation | |
Type | Brig-sloop | ||
Launched | 23 August 1827 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Sail | ||
Builders measure | 385 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 16 | ||
Fate | 1865 | ||
Class | |||
Ships book | |||
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Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
16 May 1834 - 1838 | Commanded by Commander Henry Keppel, Mediterranean, then Cape of Good Hope | ||
8 April 1839 - 14 April 1842 | Commanded by Commander Edward Pellew Halsted, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war) | ||
16 April 1842 - 11 July 1844 | Commanded (until paying off at Portsmouth) by Commander George Greville Wellesley, East Indies | ||
28 February 1846 | Commanded by Commander John Charles Pitman, East Indies | ||
7 April 1855 | Commanded by Commander Victor Grant Hickey, west coast of Africa | ||
3 April 1858 | Commanded by Commander William Swinburn, west coast of Africa |