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Sheldrake entering Falmouth Harbour
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Sheldrake
Builder Pembroke Dock
Launched19 May 1825
FateSold for scrap, 1855
General characteristics
Class and type Cherokee-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen235 bm
Length90 ft 4 in (27.53 m)
Beam24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draught12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
PropulsionSails
Complement
  • Royal Navy: 120
  • Packet: 21
Armament
  • Royal Navy: 8 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder guns
  • Packet: 2 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Sheldrake was a Royal Navy 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop launched in 1825 at Pembroke. In 1827 she became a Post Office Packet Service packet, sailing out of Falmouth, Cornwall. She was sold in 1855 for breaking up.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sheldrake entering Falmouth Harbour
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Sheldrake
Builder Pembroke Dock
Launched19 May 1825
FateSold for scrap, 1855
General characteristics
Class and type Cherokee-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen235 bm
Length90 ft 4 in (27.53 m)
Beam24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Draught12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
PropulsionSails
Complement
  • Royal Navy: 120
  • Packet: 21
Armament
  • Royal Navy: 8 × 18-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder guns
  • Packet: 2 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Sheldrake was a Royal Navy 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop launched in 1825 at Pembroke. In 1827 she became a Post Office Packet Service packet, sailing out of Falmouth, Cornwall. She was sold in 1855 for breaking up.

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