His Majesty's ship Blossom off the Sandwich Islands
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Blossom |
Ordered | 19 November 1805 |
Builder | Robert Guillaume, Northam |
Laid down | February 1806 |
Launched | 10 December 1806 |
Completed | 21 April 1807 |
Reclassified |
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Fate | Broken up in August 1848 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Class and type | 18-gun Cormorant-class sloop-of-war |
Tons burthen | 427 bm |
Length |
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Beam | 29 ft 8+3⁄4 in (9.1 m) |
Depth of hold | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 121 |
Armament |
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HMS Blossom was an 18-gun Cormorant-class sloop-of-war. She was built in 1806 and is best known for the 1825–1828 expedition under Captain Beechey to the Pacific Ocean. She explored as far north as Point Barrow, Alaska, the furthest point into the Arctic any non-Inuit had been at the time. She was finally broken up in 1848.