HMS Herald in Sydney Harbour, 1857, albumen print.
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History | |
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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 |
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Reclassified |
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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 |
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Beam |
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Depth of hold | 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 175 |
Armament |
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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.