HMS Daphne (1838)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Daphne.

Daphne in 1842
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Daphne
Ordered26 February 1834
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Cost£13,515
Laid downDecember 1835
Launched6 August 1838
Commissioned2 February 1839
FateSold March 1864
General characteristics
Class and typeDaphne-class corvette
Tons burthen730 71⁄94 tons bm
Length
  • 120 ft (36.6 m) (overall)
  • 99 ft 5.5 in (30.3 m) (keel)
Depth of hold18 ft (5.5 m)
PropulsionSails
Complement175
Armament18 × 32-pounder guns
Daphne dismasted off Mazattan 28 October 1851

HMS Daphne was a Royal Navy corvette, the name ship of her class, commissioned in 1839

Daphne ran aground on the Horse Bank in the Solent on 5 January 1847. She was refloated with assistance from the paddle tug HMS Echo and towed to Spithead in Hampshire.[1][2] She was repaired and returned to service.

Daphne was sold in 1866.

  1. ^ "Naval Intelligence". The Times. No. 19440. London. 7 January 1847. col C, p. 7.
  2. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 6993. London. 7 January 1847.