Name | Columbine (1826) | Explanation | |
Type | Sloop | ||
Launched | 1 December 1826 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Sail | ||
Builders measure | 492 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 18 | ||
Fate | 1892 | ||
Class | |||
Ships book | |||
Note | 1849 12 gun brig. 1854 c.h. | ||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
26 January 1828 - 1830 | Commanded by Commander John Townshend, Halifax | ||
12 February 1834 | Commanded by Commander Thomas Henderson, Mediterranean | ||
29 May 1838 - 29 June 1840 | Commanded by Commander George Elliot, Cape of Good Hope & Coast of Africa | ||
3 June 1840 - October 1841 | Commanded by Commander Thomas Jordaine Clarke, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war) | ||
16 October 1841 - 1843 | Commanded by Commander William Henry Anderson Morshead, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war) | ||
(October 1843) | Out of commission at Chatham | ||
25 June 1846 - 7 November 1846 | Commanded by Commander James Richard Booth, East Indies | ||
16 December 1847 - 15 April 1850 | Commanded (until paying off at Chatham) by Commander John Charles Dalrymple Hay, East Indies |