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| Name | Snake (1832) | Explanation | |
| Type | Brig-sloop | ||
| Launched | 3 May 1832 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 434 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 16 | ||
| Fate | 1847 | ||
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| Ships book | |||
| Note | 1847.08.29 wrecked in Mozambique Channel | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 21 September 1835 - 12 October 1836 | Commanded by Commander Richard Laird Warren, North America and West Indies | ||
| 26 December 1836 - 29 January 1839 | Commanded by Commander Alexander Milne, North America and West Indies | ||
| 30 January 1839 | Commanded by Commander John Baker Porter Hay, North America and West Indies | ||
| 6 October 1841 - September 1845 | Commanded by Commander Walter Bourchier Devereux, Mediterranean | ||
| 10 January 1846 - 29 August 1847 | Commanded by Commander Thomas Bourmaster Brown, Cape of Good Hope, until that vessel was lost in Mozambique channel. A Court Martial the following March at Portsmouth sentenced Brown (and the Master, Peter Chown) to loose one years seniority for not using sufficient care. | ||
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