Hermes-class sloop

The Hermes class were a group of four vessels designed by John Edye of the Surveyor's Department to specifications outlined by Captain William Symonds, the Surveyor of the Navy. The design was approved in 1834. The vessels would be powered by a 140 nominal horsepower engine and carry an armament of two brass 9-pounder guns. The ships would be built in three Royal Dockyards, however, the Chatham vessel was transferred to Sheerness in 1837 prior to being laid down. Hermes was re-engined and lengthen in 1842, Megaera was wrecked in Jamaica in 1843. the remaining vessels served on many different stations of the Empire. Acheron was sold in 1855, Hermes went to the Breakers in 1864 and Volcano lasted until 1894.

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1835 — 1864  Wikidata
Hermes; Hermes class
4 produced, 
sloop-of-war, paddle steamer, sailing ship, Royal Navy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 

HMS Acheron, HMS Hermes, HMS Megaera, HMS Volcano, sai, 

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  HMS Hermes ⓘ
  1835 Hermes-class sloop

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  HMS Megaera ⓘ
  1837 Hermes-class sloop

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  HMS Volcano ⓘ
  1836 Hermes-class sloop

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  HMS Acheron ⓘ
  1838 Hermes-class sloop

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1835 — 1864 Hermes-class sloop

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1838 HMS Acheron

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
object	watercraft		HMS Hermes	Hermes-class sloop, sloop-of-war	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Megaera	Hermes-class sloop, paddle steamer, sloop-of-war, sailing ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		HMS Volcano	Hermes-class sloop, paddle steamer, sloop-of-war, sailing ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1838	HMS Acheron	paddle sloop, Hermes-class sloop	Wikidata