Name | Helena (1843) | Explanation | |
Type | Brig | ||
Launched | 11 July 1843 | ||
Hull | Wooden | ||
Propulsion | Sail | ||
Builders measure | 549 tons | ||
Displacement | |||
Guns | 16 | ||
Fate | 1921 | ||
Class | Helena | ||
Ships book | |||
Note | 1861 c.h. 1863 police hulk. 1868 church ship. 1883 police hulk | ||
Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
Date | Event | ||
23 October 1843 - 17 July 1847 | Commanded (from commissioning at Portsmouth until paying off at Portsmouth) by Commander Cornwallis Ricketts, Cape of Good Hope | ||
9 June 1848 - 2 September 1848 | Commanded (from commissioning at Portsmouth) by Commander George Woodberry Smith, Channel squadron | ||
2 September 1848 - 30 November 1851 | Commanded (until paying off at Portsmouth) by Commander Michael De Courcy, North America and West Indies |