Name Partridge Ordered 28 October 1826 Laid down August 1828 Construction started August 1828 Draft 2.7 m | Namesake Partridge Builder Pembroke Dockyard Completed 24 April 1836 Launched 12 October 1829 | |
HMS Partridge was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was sold in 1864.
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Description
Partridge had a length at the gundeck of 90 feet (27.4 m) and 72 feet 3 inches (22.0 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 24 feet 8 inches (7.5 m), a draught of about 9 feet (2.7 m) and a depth of hold of 11 feet (3.4 m). The ship's tonnage was 230 64/94 tons burthen. The Cherokee class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and eight 18-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 52 officers and ratings.
Construction and career
Partridge, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, was ordered on 28 October 1826, laid down in August 1828 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 12 October 1829. She was completed on 24 April 1836 at Plymouth Dockyard.
On 6 June 1838 the ship arrived in Helgoland and was used to deport Harro Harring to Britain.