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| Name | Griffon (1832) | Explanation | |
| Type | Brig-sloop | ||
| Launched | 11 September 1832 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | |||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 10 | ||
| Fate | 1869 | ||
| Class | Cherokee | ||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | 1854 h.s. 1857 c.h. 1858 = Griffin | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 2 November 1836 - 1841 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander John Gooch D'Urban, North America & West Indies | ||
| 2 July 1842 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Charles Jenkin, North America and West Indies | ||
| 9 April 1846 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Charles Edward Wilmot, south east coast of America | ||
| 22 November 1846 - 16 April 1850 | Commanded (until paying off at Portsmouth) by Lieutenant James Ptolemy Thurburn, south-east coast of America | ||
| 1858 | Renamed Griffin | ||
| Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
| Date | Extract | ||
| Sa 20 April 1850 | In Harbour. - The Victory, Excellent, Illustrious, Blenheim, Fanny, and Portsmouth tenders, the Echo tug, and the Locust steam-vessel. In Dock. - The St Vincent, Winchester, Fox, Penelope, Rapid, and Electra. In the Basin. - The Niger, Devastation, Fantome, Griffon, and Fairy. In the Steam Basin. - Termagant, Hecate, Victoria and Albert, Bulldog, Blazer, Flamer, Pike, Asp, and Elfin. | ||
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