HCS Palinurus (1823)
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HCS Palinurus (or Palinurius) was a sloop or brig that the Bombay Dockyard launched in 1823 for the Bombay Marine, the naval arm of the British East India Company. She served as a pilot ship, survey vessel mapping the Red Sea and the coast of Yemen and Oman, and generally as a naval ship. She was still listed in 1862.
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History | |
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East India Company | |
Operator | Bombay Marine |
Builder | Bombay Dockyard |
Launched | 27 February 1823[1][lower-alpha 1] |
Fate | Still listed in 1862 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 192,[2][3] or 19225ā9[1] (bm) |
Sail plan | Sloop,[3] or brig[2] |
Armament | 8 guns |
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