HMS Andromache (1832)
 HMS Imogene and Andromache passing the batteries of the Bocca Tigris in China, 1834
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Andromache |
| Ordered | 29 October 1830[1] |
| Builder | Pembroke Dockyard[1] |
| Cost | £14,845 plus £7,759 for fitting[1] |
| Laid down | August 1831[1] |
| Launched | 27 August 1832[1] |
| Commissioned | 19 September 1833[1] |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Andromache-class sixth-rate frigate (later "corvette") |
| Tons burthen | 717 73/94 bm[1] |
| Length |
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| Beam | 35 ft 6.75 in (10.8 m)[1] |
| Depth of hold | 10 ft 6.5 in (3.2 m)[1] |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 175[1] |
| Armament | |
HMS Andromache was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1832. She was assigned to the North America and West Indies Station, based at the Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda in 1838.[2]
[3] She was converted to a powder hulk in 1854 and was broken up in 1875.
She took William Napier to China and participated in the war with China at Canton in 1834.
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Winfield (2004) p. 114
- ^ "Preparation for the departure of Lord Durham". The Royal Gazette. City of Hamilton, Pembroke Parish, Bermuda. 1 May 1835. Page 2, Column 3.
-Great expedition is making at Sheerness, in fitting out the Hastings 74, the late flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Sir William Gall Gage, the late Commander-in-Chief on the Tagus, that vessel having been ordered to convy the Earl and Countess of Durham, family and suite to Quebec. The Hastings, commanded by Capt. Lock, is expected to be ready for sea in five weeks.-Standard
Considerable activity is apparent in the River: the following ships and vessels are preparing for sea, viz. Hastings, 78, Andromache, 28, Volage, 28, Modeste, 18, Charybdis, 3, Pincher schooner, Cruizer, 16, with the steam frigate Medea, and Dee, and steam-vessels Meteor, Tartarus, and Megara.-Portsmouth, March 3. The Gannet, 16, Com. Whish, recently from the West Indies, has been paid off. - ^ The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th Dec., 1838. London: British Government (Published by John Murray, Bookseller to the Admiralty, Albemarle Stree, London.). 1 January 1839. p. 60.
29 Andromache, 28.
North America and West Indies.
Captain ...... + * Robert L. Baynes..2 Feb 38
Lieutenant ... John G. Dick ....29 Mar 38
Alexander T. Goldie ... 3 Feb 38
Richard Studdert....... 3 Feb 38
lat Lieut. Mar. Edward S. Browne .... 24 Feb 38
Master .......George Peacock ...... 19 April 38
Surgeon .....Frederick Crellen .... 23 Feb 38
Purser .... ..William Gradidge....23 April 38
Assist. Surg ... David Booth ...........5 Feb 38
References[edit]
- 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.
External links[edit]
Media related to HMS Andromache (ship, 1832) at Wikimedia Commons
