Name | Termagant (1838) | Explanation | |
Type | Brig-sloop | ||
Launched | 26 March 1838 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Sail | ||
Builders measure | 231 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 3 | ||
Fate | 1845 | ||
Class | Cherokee | ||
Ships book | |||
Note | |||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
10 April 1838 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Woodford John Williams, coast of Africa | ||
2 August 1838 - 20 July 1842 | Commanded by Lieutenant commander Henry Frowd Seagram, Cape of Good Hope & Coast of Africa | ||
Extracts from the Times newspaper | |||
Date | Extract | ||
Sa 8 December 1849 | Portsmouth, Dec. 6. In Port and Fitting In the Harbour. - The Victory and Illustrious flag-ships, the Excellent gunnery ship; the Blenheim steam-guard-ship; the Eurydice, stripping to pay off; the Contest, fitting out; the Rolla apprentices' brig, laying up for the winter; the Fairy and Elfin, and Portsmouth yachts; the Flamer packet from Holyhead, and the Echo tug.In Dock. - The Britannia, 120; the Dauntless, 24; the Fantome, 16; the Lily, 16; the Fox, 42; the Devastation, and the Birkenhead steam frigates. In the Basin. - The Princess Charlotte, 104; the Actaeon, 26; and the Sprightly and the Bee steam-vessels. In the Steam Basin, - The Ajax, 60; the Penelope, 22; the Sidon, 26; the Victoria and Albert royal yacht; the Urgent , the Pike, the Asp, and the Blazer. Building. - The Royal Frederick, 120 [subsequently cancelled and later completed as Frederick William]; the Prince of Wales, 120; the Princess Royal, 90; the Argus, and the Furious steam sloops. |
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