HMS Gorgon (1837)
HMS Gorgon was a wooden steam paddle sloop of 6 guns, launched in 1837. In 1840 she took part in the bombardment of Acre, and in 1843 was part of the Royal Navy squadron stationed in the River Plate during the Uruguayan Civil War. She was converted to a troopship and in 1858 assisted Agamemnon in the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable. She was sold for breaking in 1864.
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HMS Gorgon (1837)
HMS Gorgon was a wooden steam paddle sloop of 6 guns, launched in 1837. In 1840 she took part in the bombardment of Acre, and in 1843 was part of the Royal Navy squadron stationed in the River Plate during the Uruguayan Civil War. She was converted to a troopship and in 1858 assisted Agamemnon in the laying of the first transatlantic telegraph cable. She was sold for breaking in 1864.
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HMS Gorgon was a wooden steam ...... was sold for breaking in 1864.
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1838-08-30
decommissioning date
1864-02-11
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1834-07-10
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1.12776e+1
ship launched
1837-08-31
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Sold for breaking on 17 October 1864
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Ship armament
*6 guns:
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*2 × pivot ...... 68-pdr gun
*4 × 32-pdr guns
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Ship builder
Royal Dockyard, Pembroke Dock
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Ship commissioned
1838-08-30
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Ship decommissioned
1864-02-11
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Ship laid down
July 1836
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Ship launched
1837-08-31
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Ship name
HMS Gorgon
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Ship ordered
1834-07-10
Ship propulsion
*2-cylinder direct-acting steam engine
*4 flue boilers
* Paddles
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Schooner
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Steam vessel
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HMS Gorgon was a wooden steam ...... was sold for breaking in 1864.
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