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| Name | Soudan (1840) | Explanation | |
| Type | Exploration vessel | ||
| Launched | 8 June 1840 | ||
| Hull | Iron | ||
| Propulsion | Paddle | ||
| Builders measure | 249 tons | ||
| Displacement | 253 tons | ||
| Guns | 1 | ||
| Fate | 1844 | ||
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| Note | 1844 wrecked on Nigerian coast | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 1840 - 25 October 1841 | Commanded (from commissioning) by Commander Bird Allen, 1841 Niger expedition (until his death at Fernando Po) | ||
| 19 September 1841 - 31 October 1841 | Commanded by Act. Lieutenant commander Edmund Gardiner Fishbourne, 1841 Niger expedition | ||
| 1 November 1841 - 17 November 1841 | Commanded by Commander Edmund Gardiner Fishbourne, west coast of Africa | ||
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