HMS Helena (1843)
HMS Helena (1843)


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NameHelena (1843)Explanation
TypeBrig   
Launched11 July 1843
HullWooden
PropulsionSail
Builders measure549 tons
Displacement 
Guns16
Fate1921
ClassHelena
Ships book
Note1861 c.h.
1863 police hulk.
1868 church ship.
1883 police hulk
Snippets concerning this vessels career
DateEvent
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


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