HMS Philomel was an eight-gun Alert-class packet brig of the Royal Navy, built between 1840 and 1842. Ships of this class were designed by William Symonds in 1834, and the Philomel was built at Plymouth.

History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Philomel
Ordered24 May 1840
Laid downApril 1840
Launched28 March 1842
Commissioned16 July 1842
RenamedCGWV.23 on 25 May 1863
FateFoundered in the Swale, 1869. Wreck sold and broken up 26 February 1870.
General characteristics
Class and typeAlert-class packet brig
PropulsionSails
Complement44
Armament8 x 16 pdrs
Philomel in action at the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado in 1846

The vessel launched in 1842 as a surveying vessel, and by 1857 was given over to the coastguard and renamed CGWV.23.

It foundered in The Swale in 1869, and the wreck was sold to Hayhurst & Clasper as salvage. It was finally broken up on 26 February 1870.

The Falkland Islands issued a set of stamps in 1985 for "Early Cartographers maps", the ship is featured on the fourth in set, 54p stamp along with Admiral Sir B. J. Sulivan K.C.B.[1]

Citations

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  1. ^ "Early Cartographers maps". ShipStamps. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

References

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  • Lyon, David (2004). The Sail & Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815-1889. Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1-86176-032-9.