HMS Challenger (1826)

Challenger, commanded by Captain FitzClarence, sailing from Portsmouth with dispatches for Lisbon on 31 October 1827
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Challenger
Ordered
  • 9 June 1825
  • Reordered: 27 June 1825
BuilderPortsmouth Dockyard
Laid downNovember 1825
Launched14 November 1826
CompletedBy 9 March 1827
FateWrecked on 19 May 1835
General characteristics
Class & type28-gun sixth rate
Tons burthen60291⁄94 (bm)
Length
  • Overall:125 ft 7+1⁄2 in (38.3 m)
  • Keel:105 ft 11+1⁄2 in (32.3 m)
Beam32 ft 8 in (10.0 m)
Depth of hold9 ft 3+1⁄4 in (2.8 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement175
Armament
  • Gun deck: 20 × 32-pounder (14,528 g, 32.029 lb) carronades
  • QD: 6 × 18-pounder (8,172 g, 18.016 lb) carronades
  • Fc: 2 × 9-pounder (4,086 g, 9.008 lb)

HMS Challenger was a 28-gun sixth rate of the Royal Navy launched at Portsmouth, England, on 14 November 1826.

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