HMS Sparrowhawk (1856)

Sparrowhawk's sister-ship, Surprise
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Sparrowhawk
Ordered26 July 1855
Builder
  • Young, Magnay & Co., Limehouse
  • Engines by Humphrys, Tennant & Dykes
Laid down6 August 1855
Launched9 February 1856
CompletedBy 7 April 1856
FateSold in 1872
General characteristics
Class & typeVigilant-class second-class despatch/gunvessel
Displacement860 tons
Tons burthen669 79/94 bm
Length
  • 180 ft (54.9 m) (gundeck)
  • 160 ft 7.5 in (49.0 m) (keel)
Beam28 ft 4 in (8.6 m)
Draught8 ft (2.4 m) (designed)
Depth of hold14 ft (4.27 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
  • 2-cylinder horizontal single-expansion steam engine
  • Single screw
Sail planBarque-rigged
Speed11 kn (20 km/h) under steam
Complement80
Armament

HMS Sparrowhawk was a Vigilant-class second-class despatch/gunvessel launched on 9 February 1856 at Limehouse, England and served at various stations in the Far East. By the spring of 1865, her rig was a converted to that of a three-masted barque. She was sold in 1872, converted to a sailing barque in mercantile service, and was later a coal lighter in Australia.

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