HMS Challenger (1826)

	Challenger, commanded by Captain FitzClarence, sailing from Portsmouth with dispatches for Lisbon on 31 October 1827
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Challenger
Ordered	9 June 1825; Reordered: 27 June 1825;
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down	November 1825
Launched	14 November 1826
Completed	By 9 March 1827
Fate	Wrecked on 19 May 1835
General characteristics
Class and type	28-gun sixth rate
Tons burthen	60291⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall:125 ft 7+1⁄2 in (38.3 m); Keel:105 ft 11+1⁄2 in (32.3 m);
Beam	32 ft 8 in (10.0 m)
Depth of hold	9 ft 3+1⁄4 in (2.8 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	175
Armament	Gun deck: 20 × 32-pounder (14,528 g, 32.029 lb) carronades; QD: 6 × 18-pounder (8,172 g, 18.016 lb) carronades; Fc: 2 × 9-pounder (4,086 g, 9.008 lb);

HMS Challenger was a 28-gun sixth rate of the Royal Navy launched at Portsmouth, England, on 14 November 1826.

History
Challenger, commanded by Captain FitzClarence, sailing from Portsmouth with dispatches for Lisbon on 31 October 1827
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Challenger
Ordered	9 June 1825 Reordered: 27 June 1825
Builder	Portsmouth Dockyard
Laid down	November 1825
Launched	14 November 1826
Completed	By 9 March 1827
Fate	Wrecked on 19 May 1835
General characteristics
Class and type	28-gun sixth rate
Tons burthen	60291⁄94 (bm)
Length	Overall:125 ft 7+1⁄2 in (38.3 m) Keel:105 ft 11+1⁄2 in (32.3 m)
Beam	32 ft 8 in (10.0 m)
Depth of hold	9 ft 3+1⁄4 in (2.8 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	175
Armament	Gun deck: 20 × 32-pounder (14,528 g, 32.029 lb) carronades QD: 6 × 18-pounder (8,172 g, 18.016 lb) carronades Fc: 2 × 9-pounder (4,086 g, 9.008 lb)