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| Name | Pelorus (1808) | Explanation | |
| Type | Brig-sloop | ||
| Launched | 25 June 1808 | ||
| Hull | Wooden | ||
| Propulsion | Sail | ||
| Builders measure | 385 tons | ||
| Displacement | |||
| Guns | 18 | ||
| Fate | 1841 | ||
| Class | Cruizer | ||
| Ships book | |||
| Note | 1839.11.25 wrecked in a cyclone at Port Essington, N.T., Australia, but subsequently raised and repaired | ||
| Snippets concerning this vessels career | |||
| Date | Event | ||
| 25 November 1826 - 26 February 1828 | Commanded by Commander Peter Richards, Mediterranean | ||
| 29 March 1828 - 16 November 1828 | Commanded by Commander Peter Richards, Mediterranean | ||
| 17 September 1828 - 21 May 1830 | Commanded (until paying off) by Commander Michael Quin, Mediterranean | ||
| 26 September 1831 - 26 September 1835 | Commanded by Commander Richard Meredith, Cape of Good Hope and Coast of Africa | ||
| 21 January 1837 - August 1839 | Commanded by Commander Francis Harding, East India station and Australia | ||
| 27 July 1839 - 3 March 1840 | Commanded by Commander Augustus Leopold Kuper, Australia | ||
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