HMS Castor (1832)

History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Castor
Ordered13 May 1828
BuilderChatham Dockyard
Laid downJanuary 1830
Launched2 May 1832
CommissionedJune 1832
Reclassified
FateSold on 25 August 1902
General characteristics
Class and type36-gun fifth rate ship of the line
Displacement1,808 tons
Tons burthen1,283 bm
Length
  • 159 ft (48 m) (overall)
  • 133 ft 8 in (40.74 m) (gundeck)
Beam42 ft 6 in (12.95 m)
Draught13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
PropulsionSails
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement275
Armament
  • 36 guns:
  • Upper gundeck: 22 × 32 pdrs
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 18 pdrs
  • Forecastle: 4 × 18 pdrs
  • After later refit:
  • Upper gundeck: 18 × 32 pdrs and 4 × 68-pounders
  • Quarterdeck: 10 × 32 pdr gunnades
  • Forecastle: 4 × 32pdr gunnades

HMS Castor, launched and commissioned in 1832, was a 36-gun fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy and the third naval ship to bear the name.