HMS Harlequin (1836)

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

Harlequin
History
United Kingdom
NameHarlequin
NamesakeHarlequin
Ordered28 March 1832
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downNovember 1832
Launched18 March 1836
Completed25 October 1836
Commissioned16 August 1836
FateSold for scrap, August 1904
General characteristics
Class and typeRacer-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen432 81/94 bm
Length
  • 100 ft 6 in (30.6 m) (Gun deck)
  • 78 ft 10 in (24.0 m) (Keel)
Beam32 ft 6 in (9.9 m)
Draught12 ft 6 in (3.8 m)
Depth15 ft 3 in (4.6 m)
Complement110
Armament2 × 9-pdr cannon; 14 × 32-pdr carronades

HMS Harlequin was a 16-gun Racer-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.

Description

Harlequin had a length at the gundeck of 100 feet 6 inches (30.6 m) and 78 feet 10 inches (24.0 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 32 feet 6 inches (9.9 m), a draught of 12 feet 6 inches (3.8 m) and a depth of hold of 15 feet 3 inches (4.6 m). The ship's tonnage was 432 81⁄94 tons burthen.[1] The Racer class was armed with a pair of 9-pounder (or 18-pounder) cannon and fourteen 32-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 120 officers and ratings.[2]

Construction and career

Harlequin, the fifth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy,[3] was ordered on 28 March 1832, laid down in November 1832 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 18 March 1836.[2] She was completed on 25 October at Plymouth Dockyard and commissioned on 16 August of the same year.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Winfield, p. 1107
  2. ^ a b Winfield & Lyon, p. 126
  3. ^ Colledge, pp. 155–56

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.