Name | Pelorus (1808) | Explanation | |
Type | Brig-sloop | ||
Launched | 25 June 1808 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Sail | ||
Builders measure | 385 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 18 | ||
Fate | 1841 | ||
Class | Cruizer | ||
Ships book | |||
Note | 1839.11.25 wrecked in a cyclone at Port Essington, N.T., Australia, but subsequently raised and repaired | ||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
25 November 1826 - 26 February 1828 | Commanded by Commander Peter Richards, Mediterranean | ||
29 March 1828 - 16 November 1828 | Commanded by Commander Peter Richards, Mediterranean | ||
17 September 1828 - 21 May 1830 | Commanded (until paying off) by Commander Michael Quin, Mediterranean | ||
26 September 1831 - 26 September 1835 | Commanded by Commander Richard Meredith, Cape of Good Hope and Coast of Africa | ||
21 January 1837 - August 1839 | Commanded by Commander Francis Harding, East India station and Australia | ||
27 July 1839 | Commanded by Commander Augustus Leopold Kuper, Australia |