Name Skylark Ordered 25 March 1823 Laid down May 1825 Construction started May 1825 Draft 2.84 m | Namesake Skylark Builder Pembroke Dockyard Completed 22 February 1827 Launched 6 May 1826 | |
HMS Skylark was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was wrecked in 1845.
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Description
Skylark had a length at the gundeck of 90 feet (27.4 m) and 73 feet 3 inches (22.3 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 24 feet 11 inches (7.6 m), a draught of about 9 feet 4 inches (2.8 m) and a depth of hold of 11 feet (3.4 m). The ship's tonnage was 234 67/94 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
Skylark, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, was ordered on 25 March 1823, laid down in May 1825 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 6 June 1826. She was completed on 22 February 1827 at Plymouth Dockyard.