HMS Driver
From Warlike
Q1529834
HMS Driver was a Driver-class wooden paddle sloop of the Royal Navy. She is credited with the first global circumnavigation by a steamship when she arrived back in England on 14 May 1847.
1841 — 1861
Wikimedia, Wikidata
mass 1590 gross register tonnage, length 55 metre, beam 11 metre,
HMNB Portsmouth, Royal Navy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 
Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
1841-11-05T00:00:00Z
1861-08-03T00:00:00Z
1841 — 1861 HMS Driver
1840-06-01T00:00:00Z
1840-06-01T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1841-11-05T00:00:00Z
1841-11-05T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1840-12-24T00:00:00Z
1840-12-24T00:00:00Z
ship launching
{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}
Steam paddle sloop HMS DRIVER enters Port Jackson on an historic voyage, 1846
Meeting of the English and French Fleets off Baro Sound June 13 1854 (shows Gondola R.Y.S. also wood paddle sloop Driver RMG PY8725 (cropped)
Meeting of the English and French Fleets off Baro Sound June 13 1854 (shows Gondola R.Y.S. also wood paddle sloop Driver RMG PY8725
HMS Driver| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | Three Decks page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | The Victorian Royal Navy page@ | Wikidata | ||
| commons | image | Steam paddle sloop HMS DRIVER enters Port Jackson on an historic voyage, 1846 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Meeting of the English and French Fleets off Baro Sound June 13 1854 (shows Gondola R.Y.S. also wood paddle sloop Driver RMG PY8725 (cropped) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Meeting of the English and French Fleets off Baro Sound June 13 1854 (shows Gondola R.Y.S. also wood paddle sloop Driver RMG PY8725 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | HMS Driver | Commons | ||
.jpg){kind=link}
