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Vernon, 1832
Type: 4th rate ; Armament 50
Launched : 1 May 1832 ;
Disposal date or year : 1923
BM: 1832 tons ; Displacement: 2388 tons
Notes:
Designed by Sir W. Symonds.
Plymouth 3 Aug 1832 Arrived for repairs, from sailing trials, en route for Cork.
Plymouth 30 Aug 1832 Arrived from Torbay.
Portsmouth 19 Sep 1832 Arrived from Cork.
Portsmouth 31 Oct 1832 Sails to night for the Downs.
Deal 2 Nov 1832 Arrived from Portsmouth.
Deal 6 Nov 1832 In the Downs.
Deal 15 Nov 1832 Has detained and sent in here the Herstelling.
Portsmouth 5 Dec 1832 Arrived from the North Sea with the Zeuw Hoffstide, from Batavia to Holland, detained off Dungeness.
Portsmouth 10 Dec 1832 Sailed for Plymouth and the West Indies.
Plymouth 26 Jan 1833 Preparing for service on the North America station.
Plymouth 31 Jan 1833 Sailed for the West Indies.
Falmouth 17 Feb 1833 Arrived from Portsmouth, bound to Halifax.
Madeira 1 Mar 1833 Arrived and sailed on the 4th for the West Indies.
Jamaica 21 Apr 1833 Refitting.
Bermuda 18 Jun 1833 Preparing to proceed to Halifax.
Halifax 13 Jul 1833 Arrived from Bermuda.
Bermuda 1 Oct 1833 Arrived from Halifax.
Barbadoes 5 Feb 1834 Is reported to be at Port Royal.
Bermuda 1 Jul 1834 Refitting.
Portsmouth 9 Aug 1834 Arrived from Bermuda in 17 days.
Circa 22 Jan 1835 is reported to have passed Gibraltar, from the Downs.
31 Jan 1835 is reported to be at Malta.
Malta 9 Feb 1835 sailed with a squadron for the Vourla, where it arrived circa 15 Feb..
1 Jul 1835 with the Mediterranean squadron, in the Levant, off Cape Sapienza.
Malta 16 Oct 1835 arrived from the Levant.
Malta 8 Dec 1835 reported to be cruising with the Barham and Revenge, and on sailing exercises.
Malta 14 Dec 1835 arrived from a cruise and sailing trials with the Revenge and Barham.
Malta 7 Mar 1836 in Valetta harbour preparing for the Spring/Summer cruise.
Malta 11 Jun 1836 is reported to have returned to Malta from a cruise on 16 May, and came into harbour to have a defect in fore-mast repaired.
Corfu 21 Jun 1836 sailed for Patras.
Portsmouth 11 Mar 1837 touched here an route from the Mediterranean for Sheerness, having called at Barcelona, Gibraltar and Tangier on her passage back to England.
Chatham 25 Mar 1837 was paid-off.
2 Nov 1840 at Sheerness ; has been brought forward for commission.
7 Nov 1840 Sheerness, has been commissioned by Captain William Walpole.
7 Nov 1840 Captain William Walpole, Lieutenants George C. Randolph, ----- Davies, Lieutenant Thomas Baillie ; Purser John Palmer ; Gunner Michael Saunders, appointed to join the Vernon.
21 Nov 1840 Clerk's Assistant Charles M. Balfour, appointed to the Vernon.
21 Nov 1840 Portsmouth Lieutenant Caffin, of the Excellent has been ordered to Sheerness, to superintend the fitting of the gun carriages for the Vernon.
12 Dec 1840 The following are the officers of Her Majesty's ship Vernon, lately commissioned at Sheerness :- Captain, William Walpole, (1819). Lieutenants, Horatio Jauncey (1830),J, B. Dacres (1833), Thomas Baillie (18.37), and G. G. Randolph (1838). Master C. C. Dawers (1833). Surgeon G. Roberts (1823). Assistant Surgeons, Alexander Mitchell. M.D., (1839), and J. A. Gray. Purser John Palmer (1808). Royal Marines, Captain C. C. Williamson (1839). First Lieutenant George Logan. (1833).
26 Dec 1840 Mate L. C. H. Tonge, appointed to the Vernon.
24 Dec 1840 is recruiting seamen.
2 Jan 1841 Mate G. S. Boys, late of Buzzard, appointed to the Vernon ,
27 Feb 1841, Lieutenant Rochfort Maguire, appointed to the Vernon.
1 Mar 1841 at Sheerness.
12 Mar 1841, Portsmouth, Captain W. Walpole, was towed to the Nore on Thursday.
16 Mar 1841, arrived at Spithead from Sheerness, in company of the Salamander steamer.
20 Mar 1841, Mate Henry Wall, appointed to the Vernon.
17 Apr 1841, Mate J. A. Paynter, appointed to the Vernon, from the Excellent.
24 Apr 1841, The Avon arrived from Liverpool and Bristol, with newly raised men for the ships recently commissioned at Portsmouth.
11 May 1841, Gunner M. Saunders, of the Vernon, appointed to the Cornwallis.
11 May 1841, Gunner A. Parker, of the Pelican, appointed to the Vernon.
12 Jun 1841, Lieutenant Zaccheus Andrews, appointed to the Vernon, vice Sinclair.
12 Jun 1841, Assistant-surgeon William B. Fegen ; Master’s Assistant G. Goman, appointed to the Vernon.
19 Jun 1841, Portsmouth, is ordered to the Mediterranean station.
19 Jun 1841, Naval Instructor and Schoolmaster W. Whitmarsh, appointed to the Vernon.
9 Jul 1841, Portsmouth, sailed for the Mediterranean.
23 Jul 1841, at Cadiz.
19 Aug 1841, arrived at Malta, from England.
11 Dec 1841, Midshipman Hon. F. Walpole appointed to the Vernon.
29 Nov 1841, Malta, arrived from Corfu, and will sail on the 7th Dec.
17 Dec 1841, Mate L. de J. Prevost, has been promoted to Lieutenant and is appointed to the Vernon.
1846 South America and River Plate.
7 Mar 1847 Exchanged signals with "Richard and William" in Straits of Banca, from England bound for China, with Adm. Inglefield's Flag flying.
24 Jul 1847 Arrived Hong Kong from Singapore.
16 Aug 1847 "Titania" reports on her arrival at Port Phillip circa 16 Aug, that she spoke to the Vernon, 50, at lat. 3 deg 3 mins N., long. 104 deg 20 mins E., flying the flag of r.-Adm. Inglefield, in search of a pirate.
17 Jun 1848 It is "reported" that H.M.S. Vernon had been condemned at Bombay. She was reckoned one of the finest frigates in the navy, and was only eighteen years old, but her timbers were found to be completely rotten - obviously a false report.
20 Dec 1848 Chatham.
1860 Chatham.
1870 Portland, Floating Jetty for Coaling.
1876 Torpedo school.
26 Apr 1876 Commissioned at Portsmouth.
1878
1879 Portsmouth. Torpedo School Ship : Tenders: "Bloodhound" and "Vesuvius".
1886 Renamed Actaeon.
Apr 1886 Portsmouth.
1886 Replaced by Donegal 5481 tons.
1890 Portsmouth. Torpedo School Ship.
1890 Tenders: "Bloodhound", "Rattlesnake", "Vesuvius".
1 Oct 1923 - established moved ashore, on the Old Gunwharf at Portsmouth