HMS Daring (1844)

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

A sailor's woolwork picture of Daring
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Daring
Ordered10 July 1843[1]
BuilderPortsmouth Dockyard
Cost£8,036 (plus £4,992 for fitting)[1]
Laid downOctober 1843[1]
Launched2 April 1844
Commissioned22 October 1844[1]
FateSold 7 October 1864
General characteristics [1]
Tons burthen425 59/94 bm
Length104 ft (32 m)[2]
Beam31 ft 4 in (9.55 m)[2]
Depth of hold15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)[2]
Sail planBrig-rigged
Complement130
Armament
  • 12 guns:
  • 2 × 32-pounder (39cwt) guns
  • 10 × 32pounder (25cwt) guns

HMS Daring was a 12 gun-brig of the Royal Navy which became part of the Experimental Squadrons of both 1844 and 1845, and later served in the West Indies. She was sold in 1864.

  1. ^ a b c d e Winfield (2004), p.129
  2. ^ a b c "Experimental Brig Squadron of 1844 at William Loney website". Retrieved 1 November 2008.