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HMS Pylades (1824)

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History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Plyades
BuilderWoolwich Dockyard
Launched29 June 1824
Honours and
awards
China 1839 - 42
FateBroken up in 1845
General characteristics
Tons burthen4313794 (bm)
Length90 ft 1 in (27.46 m)
Beam30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)30ft
Draught28 ft 2 in (8.59 m)
Sail planShip rig
Armament2 × 9-pounder guns + 12 × 32-pounder carronades

HMS Pylades was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1824 and broken up in 1845.

Built at the Woolwich Dockyard and launched on 29 June 1824, she was armed with two 9-pounder guns and twelve 32-pounder carronades; she had a crew of 125 men.

Under the command of Talavera Vernon Anson, Pylades took part in the First Opium War and was present at the Battle of Amoy in 1841.

Pylades ran aground and capsized at Roona Point, County Mayo on 14 April 1831 but was later repaired. She was broken up in May 1845.

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