HMS Recruit (1846)
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| Career (UK) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Recruit |
| Builder: | Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company |
| Launched: | June 10, 1846 |
| Fate: | Sold 28 August 1849 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Brig |
| Tons burthen: | 462 bm[1] |
| Length: | 114.5 feet (34.9 m) |
| Beam: | 30.5 feet (9.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Armament: | 12 guns |
For other ships of the same name, see HMS Recruit.
HMS Recruit was a 12-gun iron sailing brig of the Royal Navy, constructed by the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company and launched in 1846.
Recruit was the first iron vessel to be built for the Admiralty, and the Royal Navy's only iron sailing ship. She was sold back to her builders, Ditchburn and Mare on 28 August 1849, and was resold in 1852 to the General Screw Steam Shipping Company and converted into a screw steamer for the East Indian and Cape mail service, and renamed SS Harbinger.
References
- ↑ Colledge, p. 289
Sources
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: the complete record of all fighting ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham. ISBN 9781861762818. OCLC 67375475.
- "General Screw Steam Shipping Company 1848-1857". The Ships List. http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/generalscrewssc.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
