HMS Starling (1829)

HMS Starling was a 4-gun schooner of the British Royal Navy, one of the two ships in an expedition led by Edward Belcher to survey the Pacific coast of the Americas.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Starling.

Drawing of the Starling, 1835
History
Name: HMS Starling
Namesake: Starling
Ordered: 8 December 1828
Builder: Pembroke Dockyard
Laid down: June 1829
Launched: 31 September 1829
Reclassified: Converted to survey ship, 1834
Fate: Sold, February 1844
General characteristics
Class and type: Lark-class cutter
Tons burthen: 107 ​73⁄94 tons bm
Length:
  • 60 ft 9 in (18.5 m) (gundeck)
  • 49 ft 5 in (15.1 m) (keel)
Beam: 20 ft 3 in (6.2 m)
Depth of hold: 9 ft (2.7 m)
Sail plan: Schooner rig
Complement: 34
Armament:

References
  • Lyon, David and Rif Winfield. The Sail and Steam Navy List: All of the Ships of the Royal Navy, 1815-1889. London: Chatham Publishing. 2004, p. 136.
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