HMS Assistance (1850)
HMS Assistance in the Ice, by Thomas Sewell Robins, 1853 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Acorn |
| Namesake | Acorn |
| Owner | T. Kincaid (1840–1850) |
| Builder | J. Thomas, Howrah, Calcutta |
| Launched | 1834 or 1835 |
| Renamed | Baboo |
| Fate | Sold to the Royal Navy in 1850 |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Assistance |
| Acquired | March 1850 |
| Fate | Abandoned in the ice on 25 August 1854 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Teak-built barque |
| Tons burthen | 423 or 420 (bm) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 28 ft 5 in (8.7 m) |
| Depth of hold | 13 ft 7 in (4.14 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Barque rigged |
| Complement | 58 |
| Armament | Two guns |
| Notes | Teak-built |
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HMS Assistance was an Arctic discovery barque of the Royal Navy, and the sixth vessel to carry the name. She began in 1834 as the India-built merchant vessel Acorn. Her name was changed to Baboo. Under that name she transported contract labourers between Mauritius and India, and immigrants to South Australia. The Royal Navy purchased her in 1850 and named her HMS Assistance. Assistance participated in two Arctic expeditions before her crew abandoned her in the ice in 1854.