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HMS Rattlesnake (1822)
Atholl-class corvette of Royal Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Rattlesnake.
HMS Rattlesnake was an Atholl-class 28-gun sixth-rate corvette of the Royal Navy launched in 1822. She made a historic voyage of discovery to the Cape York and Torres Strait areas of northern Australia.
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Name | HMS Rattlesnake |
Ordered | 30 April 1818 |
Builder | Chatham Dockyard |
Laid down | August 1819 |
Launched | 26 March 1822 |
Commissioned | 8 May 1824[1] |
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Fate | Broken up at Chatham in January 1860 |
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Class and type | Atholl-class 28-gun sixth-rate corvette |
Tons burthen | 499 91/94 bm |
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Beam | 31 ft 6 in (9.6 m) |
Depth of hold | 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 175 |
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