HMS Persian (1839)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Persian.

HMS Persian was a sixteen-gun Acorn-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s.

History
United Kingdom
Name	Persian
Ordered	31 December 1835
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down	May 1838
Launched	7 October 1839
Completed	24 April 1840
Commissioned	23 February 1840
Fate	Broken up by 27 June 1866
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	Acorn-class brig-sloop
Tons burthen	483 88/94 bm
Length	105 ft 1 in (32.0 m) (Gun deck) 82 ft 9 in (25.2 m) (Keel)
Beam	33 ft 6 in (10.2 m)
Draught	11 ft 9 in (3.6 m)
Depth	14 ft 10 in (4.5 m)
Complement	110–130
Armament	2 × 32-pdr guns; 14 × 32-pdr carronades

Description

Persian had a length at the gundeck of 105 feet 1 inch (32.0 m) and 82 feet 9 inches (25.2 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 33 feet 6 inches (10.2 m), a draught of 11 feet 9 inches (3.6 m) and a depth of hold of 14 feet 10 inches (4.5 m). The ship's tonnage was 483 88⁄94 tons burthen. The Acorn class was initially armed with a pair of 32-pounder guns and fourteen 32-pounder carronades. The armament was later changed to four 32-pounder cannon and a dozen 32-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 110–30 officers and ratings.

Construction and career

Persian, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, was ordered on 31 December 1835, laid down in May 1838 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 7 October 1839. She was completed on 28 April 1840 at Plymouth Dockyard and commissioned on 23 February of that year.

References

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