HMS Herald (1824)

HMS Herald in Sydney Harbour, 1857, albumen print.
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Herald
Ordered	5 June 1819
Builder	East India Company dockyard, Cochin, British India
Laid down	March 1820
Launched	15 November 1822
Commissioned	16 July 1824[1]
Renamed	Launched as HMS Termagant in 1822 Renamed Herald on 15 May 1824
Reclassified	Survey vessel in June 1845 Chapel ship in 1861
Fate	Sold for breaking on 28 April 1862
General characteristics [1]
Class and type	Atholl-class 28-gun sixth-rate corvette
Tons burthen	499 91⁄94 (bm)
Length	113 ft 8 in (34.6 m) (gundeck) 94 ft 8+3⁄4 in (28.9 m) (keel)
Beam	As built:31 ft 10 in (9.7 m) For tonnage:31 ft 6 in (9.6 m)
Depth of hold	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Sail plan	Full-rigged ship
Complement	175
Armament	Upper deck: 20 × 32-pounder (25 cwt) carronades QD: 6 × 18-pounder carronades Fc: 2 × 9-pounder guns

HMS Herald was an Atholl-class 28-gun sixth-rate corvette of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1822 as HMS Termagant, commissioned in 1824 as HMS Herald and converted to a survey ship in 1845. After serving as a chapel ship from 1861, she was sold for breaking in 1862.