HMS Cockatrice (1832)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Cockatrice.

Her Majesty's schooner Cockatrice On the English Bank, Rio de la Plata May 26th 1840
History
United Kingdom
NameCockatrice
NamesakeCockatrice
Ordered11 September 1828
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downJuly 1831
Launched14 May 1832
Completed15 September 1832
ReclassifiedAs packet boat, 1832
FateSold, September 1858
General characteristics
Class and typeCockatrice-class schooner
Tons burthen18178/94 bm
Length
  • 80 ft (24.4 m) (gundeck)
  • 64 ft 2 in (19.6 m) (keel)
Beam23 ft 4 in (7.1 m)
Draught9 ft 5 in (2.9 m)
Depth9 ft 10 in (3.0 m)
Sail planbrigantine rig
Complement33–42
Armament2 × 6-pdr cannon; 4 × 12-pdr carronades

HMS Cockatrice was a six-gun schooner, the name ship of her class, built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s. She was sold for scrap in 1858.

Description

Cockatrice had a length at the gundeck of 80 feet (24.4 m) and 64 feet 2 inches (19.6 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 23 feet 4 inches (7.1 m), a draught of about 9 feet 5 inches (2.9 m) and a depth of hold of 9 feet 10 inches (3.0 m). The ship's tonnage was 181 78/94 tons burthen.[1] The Cockatrice class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and four 12-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 33–42 officers and ratings.[2]

Construction and career

Cockatrice, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 11 September 1828, laid down in July 1831 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 14 May 1832.[2] She was completed on 15 September 1832 at Plymouth Dockyard.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ a b Winfield, pp. 1202–03
  2. ^ a b Winfield & Lyon, p. 138
  3. ^ Colledge, pp. 73

References

  • Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
  • Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1793-1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates (epub). Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-84415-700-6.
  • Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.