Name | Wilberforce (1840) | Explanation | |
Type | Exploration vessel | ||
Launched | October 1840 | ||
Hull | Iron | ||
Propulsion | Paddle | ||
Builders measure | 457 tons | ||
Displacement | 340 tons | ||
Guns | 3 | ||
Fate | 1850 | ||
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Note | Purchased on stocks | ||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
10 October 1840 - 30 January 1842 | Commanded by Commander William Allen, 1841 Niger expedition | ||
27 February 1843 - 8 August 1843 | Commanded by Lieutenant Robert Seppings Moore, west coast of Africa |