HMS Fly (1831)
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For other ships with the same name, see HMS Fly.
HMS Fly was an 18-gun sloop of the Royal Navy. She was responsible for the exploration and charting of much of Australia's north-east coast and nearby islands. She was converted to a coal hulk in 1855 and broken up in 1903.
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Fly off Sydney c.1842 | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Fly |
Ordered | 30 January 1829 |
Builder | Pembroke Dockyard |
Cost | £11,761 (plus £4,648 for fitting out)[lower-alpha 1][1] |
Laid down | November 1829 |
Launched | 25 August 1831 |
Commissioned | 27 January 1832 |
Out of service | Converted to a coal hulk in 1855 |
Renamed | C2 and later C70 whilst a hulk |
Fate | Broken up 1903 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fly-class ship-sloop |
Tons burthen | 485 69/94 bm |
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Beam | 31 ft 7 in (9.6 m) oa |
Depth of hold | 14 ft 5 in (4.4 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Complement | 120 |
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