HMS Snipe (1828)

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

History
United Kingdom
Name	Snipe
Namesake	Snipe
Ordered	1822
Builder	Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down	October 1827
Launched	28 June 1828
Completed	6 September 1828
Fate	Broken up, November 1860
General characteristics
Class and type	Nightingale-class cutter
Tons burthen	122 bm
Length	63 ft 9 in (19.4 m) (gundeck) 46 ft 10 in (14.3 m) (keel)
Beam	22 ft 2 in (6.8 m)
Draught	10 ft 9 in (3.3 m)
Depth	9 ft 6 in (2.9 m)
Sail plan	Fore-and-aft rig
Complement	34
Armament	2 × 6-pdr cannon; 4 × 6-pdr carronades

HMS Snipe was a 6-gun Nightingale-class cutter built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was broken up in 1860.

Description

Snipe had a length at the gundeck of 63 feet 9 inches (19.4 m) and 46 feet 10 inches (14.3 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 22 feet 2 inches (6.8 m), a draught of about 10 feet 9 inches (3.3 m) and a depth of hold of 9 feet 6 inches (2.9 m). The ship's tonnage was 122 tons burthen.^[1] The Nightingale class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and four 6-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 34 officers and ratings.^[2]

Construction and career

Snipe, the second ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy after the gun-brig HMS Snipe,^[3] was ordered in 1822, laid down in October 1827 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 28 June 1828.^[2] She was completed on 6 September 1828 at Plymouth Dockyard.^[4]

Notes

1. Winfield, p. 1181
2. Winfield & Lyon, p. 133
3. Colledge, p. 325
4. Phillips, p. 71

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
• Phillips, Lawrie; Lieutenant Commander (2014). Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5214-9.
• Winfield, Rif (2014). British Warships in the Age of Sail, 1817-1863. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-47383-743-0.
• Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6. OCLC 52620555.