HMS Rattlesnake (1822)
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Rattlesnake, painted by Sir Oswald Walters Brierly, 1853
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| Name: | HMS Rattlesnake |
| Ordered: | 30 April 1818 |
| Builder: | Chatham Dockyard |
| Laid down: | August 1819 |
| Launched: | 26 March 1822 |
| Commissioned: | 8 May 1824 |
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| Fate: | Broken up at Chatham in January 1860 |
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| Class and type: | Atholl-class 28-gun sixth-rate corvette |
| Tons burthen: | 499 91/94 bm |
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| Beam: | 31 ft 6 in (9.6 m) |
| Depth of hold: | 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement: | 175 |
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HMS Rattlesnake was an Atholl-class 28-gun sixth-rate corvette of the Royal Navy launched in 1822. She made a historic voyage of discovery to the Cape York and Torres Strait areas of northern Australia.
Launched at Chatham Dockyard on 26 March 1822, Rattlesnake was 114 feet (34.7 m) long and 32 feet (9.7 m) abeam. She carried twenty 32-pounder carronades, six 18-pounder carronades and two 9-pounder long guns.
For most of the years 1827 to 1829 Rattlesnake was cruising off the coasts of Greece, under the command of Captain the Hon. Charles Orlando Bridgeman. During that period her log was kept by Midshipman Talavera Vernon Anson and survives in a collection at the New York Public Library. Both men went on to become admirals.
William Hobson was appointed captain in December 1834. Rattlesnake served in the Far East squadron, which was commanded by Admiral Sir Thomas Bladen Capel. In 1836, the Rattlesnake was ordered to Australia, arriving at Hobart on 5 August 1836 and at Sydney 18 days later. On 26 May 1837, the Rattlesnake sailed to the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, in response to a request for help from James Busby, the British Resident, who felt threatened by fighting between Māori tribes. In 1838 the Rattlesnake returned to England.
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