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| Name | Plover (1842) | Explanation | |
| Type | Survey cutter | ||
| Acquired | February 1842 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 237 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
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| Fate | 1854 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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