The HMS Volage was a British sixth class 28 gun ship. Classified as a ship sloop , it corresponded to the size and armament of a sailing corvette.
history
In 1832, the HMS Volage was used to block the Dutch ports. On January 19, 1839, she was involved with the HMS Cruizer in the capture of Aden . In 1847 the ship was converted into a research ship and used as a powder hulk from 1855 onwards.
Captains
Captain Richard Saunders Dundas , September 13, 1825 - March 12, 1827
Captain Edmund Yonge, December 26, 1826 - March 14, 1827
Captain Robert Tait, March 1827-February 1828
Commander Thomas Bourchier, 1827 - September 12, 1827
Captain Michael Seymour , September 12, 1827 - spring 1829
Charles Abbot , October 9, 1829 - January 1833
Captain George Bohun Martin , April 17, 1833 - October 31, 1835
Captain Peter Richards , November 1, 1835-1837
Captain Henry Smith, November 27, 1837 - June 30, 1840
Captain William Warren, 1841 - August 30, 1841
Captain George Augustus Elliot , June 3, 1841 - June 7, 1843
Captain William Dickson, August 30, 1841 - February 1, 1845
Captain Thomas Graves , March 1, 1847 - December 6, 1850
Master commander John C. Hutchings, April 19, 1855
Prominent crew members
literature
David Lyon: The Sailing Navy List. All the Ships of the Royal Navy. Built, Purchased and Captured 1688-1860. Conway Maritime Press, London 1993, ISBN 0-85177-617-5 .
Web links
Individual evidence
^ William Richard O'Byrne, A naval biographical dictionary , London 1849, p. 1054 ( online )
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