HMS Persian (1839)

History
United Kingdom
NamePersian
Ordered31 December 1835
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Laid downMay 1838
Launched7 October 1839
Completed24 April 1840
Commissioned23 February 1840
FateBroken up by 27 June 1866
General characteristics (as built)
Class & typeAcorn-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen483 88/94 bm
Length
  • 105 ft 1 in (32.0 m) (Gun deck)
  • 82 ft 9 in (25.2 m) (Keel)
Beam33 ft 6 in (10.2 m)
Draught11 ft 9 in (3.6 m)
Depth14 ft 10 in (4.5 m)
Complement110–130
Armament2 × 32-pdr guns; 14 × 32-pdr carronades

HMS Persian was a sixteen-gun Acorn-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.

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