HMS Plover (1842)
HMS Plover (1842)


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NamePlover (1842)Explanation
TypeSurvey cutter   
AcquiredFebruary 1842
HullWooden
PropulsionSail
Builders measure237 tons
Displacement 
Guns 
Fate1854
Class 
Ships book
Noteex-Bentinck, purchased
Snippets concerning this vessels career
DateEvent
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 1847Commanded by Lieutenant Thomas Edward Laws Moore, particular service, in search of Sir John Franklin's expedition
11 January 1848Commanded 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


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