HMS Dolphin (1836)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Dolphin.

Drawing of the profile of the Dolphin
Drawing of the profile of the Dolphin, from the archives of the Royal Museums Greenwich
History
Launched1836
Decommissioned1861
FateSold in 1894
General characteristics
Complement33
Armament1 × 32-pdr, 2 × 32-pdr carronades

HMS Dolphin was a 3-gun packet brigantine ship of the Royal Navy, launched in 1836.

Dolphin during the action of Point Obligado in 1846

She participated in the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado. It was decommissioned in 1861 and sold in 1894.[1][2][3]

Dolphin firing at a slaver off the coast of Africa, by H. John Vernon, a print, c. 1853

References

  1. ^ "Mid-Victorian RN vessel HMS Dolphin".
  2. ^ "List of ships built at Sheerness - CheyneyRock.co.uk". Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. ^ "HMS Dolphin". Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.


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