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Cutter of the Royal Navy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMS Starling was a 4-gun schooner of the British Royal Navy, one of the two ships in an expedition led by Edward Belcher to survey the Pacific coast of the Americas.[1]Henry Kellett was captain of the ship in the First Opium War with China.[2]
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History | |
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Name | HMS Starling |
Namesake | Starling |
Ordered | 8 December 1828 |
Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
Laid down | June 1829 |
Launched | 31 September 1829 |
Reclassified | Converted to survey ship, 1834 |
Fate | Sold, February 1844 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Lark-class cutter |
Tons burthen | 107 73⁄94 tons bm |
Length | |
Beam | 20 ft 3 in (6.2 m) |
Depth of hold | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
Sail plan | Schooner rig |
Complement | 34 |
Armament |
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