HMS Fly (1831)

Fly off Sydney c.1842
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Fly
Ordered30 January 1829
BuilderPembroke Dockyard
Cost£11,761 (plus £4,648 for fitting out)[a][1]
Laid downNovember 1829
Launched25 August 1831
Commissioned27 January 1832
Out of serviceConverted to a coal hulk in 1855
RenamedC2 and later C70 whilst a hulk
FateBroken up 1903
General characteristics
Class and typeFly-class ship-sloop
Tons burthen485 69/94 bm
Length
  • 114 ft 4 in (34.8 m) (gundeck)
  • 93 ft 6+18 in (28.5 m) (keel)
Beam31 ft 7 in (9.6 m) oa
Depth of hold14 ft 5 in (4.4 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement120
Armament

HMS Fly was an 18-gun sloop of the Royal Navy. She was responsible for the exploration and charting of much of Australia's north-east coast and nearby islands. She was converted to a coal hulk in 1855 and broken up in 1903.


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