HMS Plover

HMS Plover (1842)

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Name	Plover (1842)	Explanation
Type	Survey cutter
Acquired	February 1842
Hull	Wooden
Propulsion	Sail
Builders measure	237 tons
Displacement
Guns
Fate	1854
Class
Ships book
Note	ex-Bentinck, purchased
Snippets concerning this vessels career
Date	Event
19 February 1842 - 22 December 1842	Commanded by Commander Richard Collinson, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war)
23 December 1842 - 1846	Commanded by Captain Richard Collinson, East Indies (including the first Anglo-Chinese war)
17 November 1847	Commanded by Lieutenant commander Thomas Edward Laws Moore, particular service, in search of Sir John Franklin's expedition
11 January 1848	Commanded by Commander Thomas Edward Laws Moore, particular service, in the Bearing Strait in search of Sir John Franklin's expedition
1 February 1852 - 25 April 1855	Commanded by Commander Rochfort Maguire, particular service, in the Bearing Strait in search of Sir John Franklin's expedition
*Extracts from the Times* newspaper**
Date	Extract
Sa 22 January 1853	The Rattlesnake sloop, Commander Henry Trollope, is being coppered preparatory to her being put out of dock. The officers and crew are permitted to allot any part, or all, of their pay to whom they please after their departure from here. Iti s reported that the officers and crew are to have their double pay commence when they round Cape Hom, as in the case of the Plover, Investigator, and Enterprise. The destination of the Rattlesnake is Point Barrow. She will take in provisions and stores for three years. A few petty officers only are wanting now to complete her crew.
We 9 November 1853	Admiralty, Nov, 8.— Letters for the Enterprise, Rattlesnake, and Plover, in Behring Straits, must be sent to the Admiralty on or before the 31st of December.

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