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HMS Helena (1843)
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| Name | Helena | Explanation | |
| Type | Brig-sloop | ||
| Launched | 11 July 1843 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 549 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 16 | ||
| Fate | 1921 | ||
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| Note | 1861 c.h. 1863 police hulk. 1868 church ship. 1883 police hulk | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 23 October 1843 - 17 July 1847 | Commanded (from commissioning at Portsmouth until paying off at Portsmouth) by Commander Cornwallis Ricketts, Cape of Good Hope | ||
| 9 June 1848 - 2 September 1848 | Commanded (from commissioning at Portsmouth) by Commander George Woodberry Smith, Channel squadron | ||
| 2 September 1848 - 30 November 1851 | Commanded (until paying off at Portsmouth) by Commander Michael De Courcy, North America and West Indies | ||
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