class: commanded by commanders, e.g. HMS Rhadamanthus and the Hydra-class sloop Third class: commanded by lieutenants and masters, e.g. Meteor and Firebrand...
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The Hydra class were a class of three paddlewheel steam sloops of the British Royal Navy. They saw active service variously in the Baltic during the Crimean...
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HMS Hydra (1797), a 38-gun fifth rate HMS Hydra (1838), a wooden steam paddle sloop Hydra-class sloop, a class of British steam sloops HMS Hydra (1871)...
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territory. The first three ships in the class were named for the three paddle-wheel Hydra-class sloops, two of which (Hydra and Hecate) were fitted out as survey...
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Sixth-rate, corvette, and sloop classes of the Royal Navy. During the Age of Sail, warships were divided into ranks or classes. The English Royal Navy adopted...
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troopship from 1812 and was sold in 1820. HMS Hydra (1838) was a wooden steam Hydra-class paddle sloop launched in 1838, used as a survey vessel after...
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HMS Hydra was the lead ship of her class of wooden steam paddle sloops of the British Royal Navy, launched in 1838 at Chatham Dockyard. After taking part...
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his exploration of the Arctic HMS Hecla (1839) was a 4-gun Hydra-class wooden paddle sloop launched in 1839, run aground off Gibraltar on 23 January 1855...
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initially classified as Steam Vessels Second Class (SV2) and were later classified as First Class sloops. The ships were built in two Royal Dockyards...
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of shipwrecks: 10 June 1861 Ship State Description HMS Hydra Royal Navy The Hydra-class sloop ran aground in the West Indies. Subsequently refloated...
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an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1809 and sold in 1817. HMS Hecate (1839) was a 4-gun wooden Hydra-class paddle sloop launched in 1839,...
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ships-of-the-line ten leagues out to sea, leaving only Hydra, under Captain George Mundy, and the brig-sloop Moselle in close blockade. On 23 February a strong...
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Plymouth Dockyard Pilot Acorn-class brig-sloop For Royal Navy. 13 June United Kingdom Chatham Dockyard Hydra Hydra-class sloop For Royal Navy. 16 June United...
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Lowestoft, Suffolk in a leaky condition. HMS Hecla Royal Navy The Hydra-class sloop) was driven ashore at Gibraltar. Her crew were rescued. She was refloated...
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Hampshire/Portsmouth Telegraph. No. 2061. Portsmouth. 8 April 1839. "American sloop 'Decateur' (1839)". Threedecks. Retrieved 20 October 2023. "Marine Intelligence"...
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HMS Algerine (1823) was a 10-gun brig-sloop under the command of Commander Charles Wemyss when she was lost off Hydra in a squall in early 1826. HMS Algerine (1829)...
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HMS Hecate (1839) (category Paddle sloops of the Royal Navy)
HMS Hecate was a 4-gun Hydra-class paddle sloop launched on 30 March 1839 from the Chatham Dockyard. She was assigned to the Mediterranean Station between...
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from New Orleans, Louisiana to Liverpool. HMS Hecate Royal Navy The Hydra-class sloop ran aground at Lagos. Helen United Kingdom The ship was abandoned...
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Kortenaer class) Hydra class - 4 ships commissioned 1992–98 Kimon class - building ongoing, 4 ships expected in 2028 Type 14 Blackwood class - 3 decommissioned...
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July-December 1861 Naval History and Heritage Command NH 58885 "The United States Sloop of War 'Jamestown' driving the 'Alvarado' Ashore, near Fernandina, Florida...
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HMS Clio (1807) (category Cruizer-class brig-sloops)
HMS Clio was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, launched at James Betts' shipyard in Mistleythorn in Essex on 10 January 1807. Her establishment...
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HMS Driver (1840) (category Sloops of the Royal Navy)
HMS Driver was a Driver-class wooden paddle sloop of the Royal Navy. She is credited with the first global circumnavigation by a steamship when she arrived...
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French brig Furet (1801) (category Abeille-class brigs)
Furet, launched in 1801, was an Abeille-class brig of the French Navy. HMS Hydra captured her on 27 February 1806, off Cadiz. Lieutenant de vaisseau Demay...
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HMS Tiger 1849 – second class, enlarged version of sloop Sphinx Magicienne class 1849 – second class, enlarged version of sloop Sphinx HMS Magicienne 1849...
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HMS Virago was a Royal Navy Driver-class wooden paddle sloop launched on 25 July 1842 from Chatham Dockyard. She was sent to the Mediterranean Station...
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This list of frigate classes includes all post–World War II frigate classes listed alphabetically. Contents: Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q...
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Perle German Navy - Asta, Sachsen, Dillingen, Frankenthal Hellenic Navy - Hydra Irish Naval Service - LÉ Eithne Italian Navy Amerigo Vespucci Giuliano...
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HMS Calliope (1808) (category Cherokee-class brig-sloops)
HMS Calliope was a Cherokee-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, launched in 1808. She operated primarily in the North Sea where she captured numerous small...
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HMS Moselle (1804) (category Cruizer-class brig-sloops)
HMS Moselle was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, launched in 1804. She served during the Napoleonic Wars in the Mediterranean, the Caribbean...
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