HMS Unicorn II (launched as Unicorn, 1824)
HMS Unicorn II (launched as Unicorn, 1824)


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NameUnicorn II (launched as Unicorn, 1824)Explanation
TypeFifth rate   
Launched30 March 1824
HullWooden
PropulsionSail
Builders measure1084 tons
Displacement 
Guns46
Fate 
ClassModified Leda
Ships book
Note1860 powder hulk.
1873 RNR drill ship.
1939 = Unicorn II.
1941 = Cressy.
1959 = Unicorn.
1968 preserved.
still extantExternal link.
Snippets concerning this vessels career
DateEvent
(January 1840)Out of commission at Chatham
1939Renamed Unicorn II
1941Renamed Cressy
1959Renamed Unicorn


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